Lovelock Shield Lovelock Shield The Lovelock Shield, officially known as the Southern Football Championships, was an annual competition held between representative teams from the four leagues in the Southern Zone of South Australian Country Football. The Lovelock Shield was established in 1953 between the Hills Football Association, Hills Central Football Association, Southern Football Association and the Great Southern Football League. The shield was presented by the inaugural president of the Southern Football Championships, Mr. C. K. (Pete) Lovelock. In 1958, the Southern Football Association left and was replaced by the River Murray Football League. Southern re-joined in 1962 when the Hills Football
Vazir Sultan Tobacco cricket teams Vazir Sultan Tobacco cricket teams Vazir Sultan Tobacco Colts XI and Vazir Sultan Tobacco XI were two first-class cricket teams, sponsored by the Indian company Vazir Sultan Tobacco, that competed in the Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament in the 1960s and 1970s. Sunil Gavaskar, who made his first-class debut for the Vazir Sultan Tobacco Colts XI in 1966-67 at the age of 17, recalls that the team consisted of young cricketers "who were doing well at school and inter-university level. We used to have the odd first-class player, but generally it was a team of young players trying to make their