Cricket in Western Australia from Western Australia fought in World War I, including Ernie Parker, Lionel Gouly and Jim Everett. Western Australia was admitted to the Sheffield Shield for the 1947–48 season. Keith Carmody was recruited from New South Wales to lead the inaugural side. Although playing a shortened schedule of matches compared to the other teams, playing each team only once instead of twice, Western Australia won the competition in the first year. Notable cricketers from the first few years of Western Australia's Sheffield Shield competition include Carmody, Allan Edwards, Wally Langdon, Laurie Sawle, Jack Rutherford, Ken Meuleman, John Munro and Basil Rigg.
2011 Medallion Shield 2011 Medallion Shield The 2011 Medallion Shield commenced in December 2011 with 38 teams participating. The 102nd Medallion Shield final was won by Sullivan Upper School. Each team iss assigned to a seeding group which determines the stage at which that team joins the competition. Each stage is run on a single tie knock-out basis, with replays for drawn games when necessary. The structure for the 2010-11 season was as follows: In 2010-11 the top eight seeded teams were Belfast Royal Academy, Campbell College, Limavady Grammar School, Methodist College Belfast, Royal Belfast Academical Institution, Sullivan Upper School, The Royal School,