1999–2000 Busta Cup

The 1999–2000 Busta Cup was the 34th 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). It was played from 6 January to 25 February 2000.

1999–2000 Busta Cup
Dates6 January – 25 February 2000
Administrator(s)WICB
Cricket formatFirst-class (four-day)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin, playoffs
Champions Jamaica (5th title)
Participants6
Matches18
Most runsJamaica Chris Gayle (623)
Most wicketsAntigua and Barbuda Curtly Ambrose
Guyana Mahendra Nagamootoo (31)

Six teams contested the competition – Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands. Barbados topped the table after the round-robin,[1] but lost to the Leeward Islands in their semi-final. However, the Leeward Islands lost to Jamaica in the final, who won their fifth domestic first-class title. Jamaica's Chris Gayle was the leading run-scorer and was named player of the tournament, while Curtly Ambrose of the Leeward Islands and Guyana's Mahendra Nagamootoo were the equal leading wicket-takers.[2]

Points table

Team Pld W L LWF DWF DLF Pts
 Barbados52102048
 Jamaica52101144
 Guyana51002240
 Leeward Islands51011237
 Windward Islands50103128
 Trinidad and Tobago50110317
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.[3]

PlayerTeamRunsInnsAvgHighest100s50s
Chris Gayle Jamaica6231456.6316823
Laurie Williams Jamaica3791234.4513511
Philo Wallace Barbados3711137.1011721
Runako Morton Leeward Islands3561135.6011013
Robert Samuels Jamaica3251327.0873*03

Most wickets

The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.[4]

PlayerTeamOversWktsAve510BBI
Curtly Ambrose Leeward Islands250.33112.03205/39
Mahendra Nagamootoo Guyana285.33120.83004/45
Dave Marshall Barbados194.12816.17217/49
Hendy Bryan Barbados217.12519.84105/38
Reon King Guyana137.02213.68215/24

See also

References

  1. Busta Cup 1999/2000 table, CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  2. Busta Cup 1999/2000, CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  3. Batting and fielding in Busta Cup 1999/00 (ordered by runs), CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  4. Bowling in Busta Cup 1999/00 (ordered by wickets), CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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