1975–76 Shell Shield season

The 1975–76 Shell Shield season was the tenth 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 16 January to 13 February 1976.

1975–76 Shell Shield season
Dates16 January – 13 February 1976
Administrator(s)WICB
Cricket formatFirst-class (four-day)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Champions Barbados (5th title)
 Trinidad and Tobago (3rd title)
Participants5
Matches10
Most runsDominica Irvine Shillingford (545)
Most wicketsTrinidad and Tobago Imtiaz Ali (19)

Five teams contested the competition – Barbados, the Combined Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Two teams, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago, finished equal on 20 points, and shared the title. The competition was marked by a large number of draws, with only two of the ten matches played to completion. Irvine Shillingford of the Combined Islands team was the leading run-scorer, while Trinidad and Tobago's Imtiaz Ali was the leading wicket-taker.

Points table

Team Pld W L LWF DWF DLF A Pts
 Barbados410011120
 Trinidad and Tobago410102020
 Jamaica400030018
 Combined Islands40001108
 Guyana40100112
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
Irvine Shillingford Combined Islands257385.6611112
Larry Gomes Trinidad and Tobago213730.4282*02
Faoud Bacchus Guyana211452.758402
David Holford Barbados207569.0074*02
Theo Cuffy Trinidad and Tobago205729.286201

Most wickets

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

PlayerTeamOversWktsAve510BBI
Imtiaz Ali Trinidad and Tobago224.31924.10105/44
Prince Bartholomew Trinidad and Tobago95.51416.21003/32
Raphick Jumadeen Trinidad and Tobago196.11322.76004/46
Wayne Daniel Barbados70.11213.58105/34
David Holford Barbados94.21116.63105/81

References

  1. Batting and fielding in Shell Shield 1975/76 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. Bowling in Shell Shield 1975/76 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
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