MacRobertson Shield 1927-28
Australia
December 1927 to January 1928
England v Australia 4-2 (9-5)
Melbourne 16-17 December 1927
William Du Pre lost to John Windsor -9, -5
Dorothy Steel beat Cyril Miller +20, +13
Francis Colchester-Wemyss beat Billy McCleery +6, +1
Walter Windsor Richards beat Elizabeth Miller +9, +7
C-Wemyss/W-Richards lost to Windsor/McCleery +19, -8, -21
Du Pre/Steel beat Miller/Miller -26, +26, +17
England v Australia 2-4 (4-9)
Melbourne 6-8 January 1928
Dorothy Steel beat Cyril Miller +21, +2
Walter Windsor Richards beat Elizabeth Miller -13, +14, +19
William Du Pre lost to John Windsor -10, -18
Francis Colchester-Wemyss lost to Billy McCleery -26, -20
Du Pre/Steel lost to Miller/Miller -2, -8
C-Wemyss/W-Richards lost to Windsor/McCleery -11, -25
England v Australia 3-3 (6-6)
Melbourne 12-14 January 1928
Dorothy Steel lost to Cyril Miller -13, -25
Walter Windsor Richards beat Elizabeth Miller +19, +9
William Du Pre lost to John Windsor -25, -7
Francis Colchester-Wemyss lost to Billy McCleery -16, -17
Du Pre/Steel beat Windsor/McCleery +10, +11
C-Wemyss/W-Richards beat Miller/Miller +11, +20
Australia won the Shield on the basis of winning most games
20-19
Teams
Australia
John Windsor
Cyril Miller (Captain)
Billy McCleery
Elizabeth Miller
England
William Du Pre
Francis Colchester-Wemyss (Captain)
Joan Retallack
Dorothy Steel
Walter Windsor Richards
Newspaper reports
Friday 16 December 1927 - The Argus (Melbourne)
Saturday 17 December 1927 - The Argus (Melbourne)
Monday 19 December 1927 - The Argus (Melbourne)
Tuesday 10 January 1928 - The Argus (Melbourne)
Friday 13 January 1928 - The Argus (Melbourne)
Saturday 14 January 1928 - The Argus (Melbourne)
Monday 16 January 1928 - The Argus (Melbourne)