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

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Team Pld W L LWF DWF DLF A Pts
  Barbados 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 20
  Trinidad and Tobago 4 1 0 1 0 2 0 20
  Jamaica 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 18
  Combined Islands 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 8
  Guyana 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 2
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
Irvine Shillingford   Combined Islands 257 3 85.66 111 1 2
Larry Gomes   Trinidad and Tobago 213 7 30.42 82* 0 2
Faoud Bacchus   Guyana 211 4 52.75 84 0 2
David Holford   Barbados 207 5 69.00 74* 0 2
Theo Cuffy   Trinidad and Tobago 205 7 29.28 62 0 1

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
Imtiaz Ali   Trinidad and Tobago 224.3 19 24.10 1 0 5/44
Prince Bartholomew   Trinidad and Tobago 95.5 14 16.21 0 0 3/32
Raphick Jumadeen   Trinidad and Tobago 196.1 13 22.76 0 0 4/46
Wayne Daniel   Barbados 70.1 12 13.58 1 0 5/34
David Holford   Barbados 94.2 11 16.63 1 0 5/81

References

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  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.