1972–73 Shell Shield season

The 1972–73 Shell Shield season was the seventh 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 6 January to 1 March 1973.

1972–73 Shell Shield season
Dates6 January – 1 March 1973
Administrator(s)WICB
Cricket formatFirst-class (four-day)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Champions Guyana (1st title)
Participants5
Matches10
Most runsJamaica Maurice Foster (522)
Most wicketsGuyana Lance Gibbs (22)

Five teams contested the competition – Barbados, the Combined Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago were both undefeated, either winning or drawing all of their games, but Guyana finished with more points, claiming their maiden title. Jamaican batsman Maurice Foster led the tournament in runs for a second consecutive season, while Guyanese off-spinner Lance Gibbs was the leading wicket-taker.

Points table
Team Pld W L DWF DLF Pts
 Guyana4201132
 Trinidad and Tobago4101222
 Barbados4111120
 Combined Islands4120114
 Jamaica4022012
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 Jamaica5227104.40145*31
Steve Camacho Guyana425670.8314414
Peter Lashley Barbados381676.20144*12
Roy Fredericks Guyana3394113.0011813
Geoff Greenidge Barbados308651.339904

Most wickets

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

PlayerTeamOversWktsAve510BBI
Lance Gibbs Guyana182.32216.13226/39
Elquemedo Willett Combined Islands208.21823.77106/40
Uton Dowe Jamaica116.01620.25004/66
Raphick Jumadeen Trinidad and Tobago195.51532.93106/60
Norbert Phillip Combined Islands112.31325.92004/34

See also

References
  1. Batting and fielding in Shell Shield 1972/73 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. Bowling in Shell Shield 1972/73 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
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