1971–72 Shell Shield season

The 1971–72 Shell Shield season was the fifth 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 21 January to 3 March 1972.

1971–72 Shell Shield season
Dates21 January – 3 March 1972
Administrator(s)WICB
Cricket formatFirst-class (four-day)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Champions Barbados (3rd title)
Participants5
Matches10
Most runsJamaica Maurice Foster (511)
Most wicketsBarbados Vanburn Holder (20)

Five teams contested the competition – Barbados, the Combined Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados were undefeated, winning three of their four matches and drawing the other to claim a third title (and first since the 1966–67 season). Jamaican batsman Maurice Foster led the tournament in runs, while Barbadian fast bowler Vanburn Holder was the leading wicket-taker.

Points table

Team Pld W L LWF DWF DLF Pts
 Barbados43000138
 Guyana41002126
 Jamaica41201018
 Trinidad and Tobago41100216
 Combined Islands40121014
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
Maurice Foster Jamaica511785.1616031
Roy Fredericks Guyana485769.2811114
Robin Bynoe Barbados350670.0019011
Charlie Davis Trinidad and Tobago322664.40180*12
Alvin Kallicharran Guyana307743.858303

Most wickets

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

PlayerTeamOversWktsAve510BBI
Vanburn Holder Barbados138.12013.60117/44
Bernard Julien Trinidad and Tobago128.51920.21004/28
Grayson Shillingford Combined Islands106.31720.64106/49
Raphick Jumadeen Trinidad and Tobago120.51519.13206/31
Prince Bartholomew Trinidad and Tobago102.01424.14004/76

References

  1. Batting and fielding in Shell Shield 1971/72 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. Bowling in Shell Shield 1971/72 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
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