1974–75 Shell Shield season

The 1974–75 Shell Shield season was the ninth 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 14 March to 11 April 1975 (a much shorter duration than in previous seasons).

1974–75 Shell Shield season
Dates14 March – 11 April 1975
Administrator(s)WICB
Cricket formatFirst-class (four-day)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Champions Guyana (2nd title)
Participants5
Matches10
Most runsGuyana Roy Fredericks (545)
Most wicketsAntigua and Barbuda Andy Roberts (25)

Five teams contested the competition – Barbados, the Combined Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Owing to a high number of draws (only four of the ten matches were played to completion), three teams finished the round-robin undefeated. Of those, Guyana had the most points, thus claiming their second Shell Shield title. Guyanese batsman Roy Fredericks led the tournament in runs, while Combined Islands fast bowler Andy Roberts was the leading wicket-taker.

Points table

Team Pld W L LWF DWF DLF Pts
 Guyana42000228
 Combined Islands41002126
 Jamaica40003120
 Barbados41110118
 Trinidad and Tobago4020118
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
Roy Fredericks Guyana5457109.0025013
Larry Gomes Trinidad and Tobago482868.85171*14
Collis King Barbados431871.83103*14
Viv Richards Combined Islands363751.8511222
Lockhart Sebastien Combined Islands290741.428602

Most wickets

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

PlayerTeamOversWktsAve510BBI
Andy Roberts Combined Islands131.52512.72206/35
Sydney Matthews Guyana154.12021.50004/85
Keith Cameron Guyana163.02024.75107/91
Imtiaz Ali Trinidad and Tobago125.01625.00106/64
Vanburn Holder Barbados126.01518.40004/29

References

  1. Batting and fielding in Shell Shield 1974/75 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. Bowling in Shell Shield 1974/75 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
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