1969–70 Shell Shield season

The 1969–70 Shell Shield season was the fourth edition of what is now the Regional Four Day Competition, the domestic first-class cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). The tournament was sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell, with matches played from 30 January to 21 March 1970.

1969–70 Shell Shield season
Dates30 January – 21 March 1970
Administrator(s)WICB
Cricket formatFirst-class (four-day)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Champions Trinidad and Tobago (1st title)
Participants5
Matches10
Most runsTrinidad and Tobago Joey Carew (523)
Most wicketsJamaica Arthur Barrett (26)

Five teams contested the competition – Barbados, the Combined Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. The Combined Islands team, comprising players from the Leeward and Windward Islands, was returning for the first time since the 1966–67 season. They failed to win a match, while at the top of the table Trinidad and Tobago won three of their four matches, claiming their maiden title. Trinidadian batsman Joey Carew led the tournament in runs, while Jamaican leg spinner Arthur Barrett was the leading wicket-taker.

Points table
Team Pld W L DWF DLF Pts
 Trinidad and Tobago4310036
 Jamaica4211030
 Barbados4200228
 Guyana4121018
 Combined Islands404000
Source: CricketArchive
Key

Statistics

Most runs

The top five run-scorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by batting average.[1]

PlayerTeamRunsInnsAvgHighest100s50s
Joey Carew Trinidad and Tobago523687.1616431
Peter Lashley Barbados454856.7511813
Alvin Kallicharran Guyana397756.7113714
Clive Lloyd Guyana334766.80100*12
Roy Fredericks Guyana327746.7112111

Most wickets

The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.[2]

PlayerTeamOversWktsAve510BBI
Arthur Barrett Jamaica191.42622.26316/78
Willie Rodriguez Trinidad and Tobago98.31715.47205/12
Lloyd Cornelius Guyana135.01621.12106/56
Vanburn Holder Barbados151.21623.75105/69
Wes Hall Trinidad and Tobago88.01522.46004/51

References
  1. Batting and fielding in Shell Shield 1969/70 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. Bowling in Shell Shield 1969/70 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
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