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

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Team Pld W L LWF DWF DLF Pts
  Barbados 4 3 0 0 0 1 38
  Guyana 4 1 0 0 2 1 26
  Jamaica 4 1 2 0 1 0 18
  Trinidad and Tobago 4 1 1 0 0 2 16
  Combined Islands 4 0 1 2 1 0 14
Source: CricketArchive
Key

Statistics

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Most runs

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The top five run-scorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by batting average.[1]

Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s
Maurice Foster   Jamaica 511 7 85.16 160 3 1
Roy Fredericks   Guyana 485 7 69.28 111 1 4
Robin Bynoe   Barbados 350 6 70.00 190 1 1
Charlie Davis   Trinidad and Tobago 322 6 64.40 180* 1 2
Alvin Kallicharran   Guyana 307 7 43.85 83 0 3

Most wickets

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

Player Team Overs Wkts Ave 5 10 BBI
Vanburn Holder   Barbados 138.1 20 13.60 1 1 7/44
Bernard Julien   Trinidad and Tobago 128.5 19 20.21 0 0 4/28
Grayson Shillingford   Combined Islands 106.3 17 20.64 1 0 6/49
Raphick Jumadeen   Trinidad and Tobago 120.5 15 19.13 2 0 6/31
Prince Bartholomew   Trinidad and Tobago 102.0 14 24.14 0 0 4/76

References

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  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.