The 2001–02 Busta Cup was the 36th 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 25 January to 8 March 2002.

2001–02 Busta Cup
Dates25 January – 11 March 2002
Administrator(s)WICB
Cricket formatFirst-class (four-day)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Champions Jamaica (6th title)
Participants8
Matches28
Most runsGrenada Devon Smith (750)
Most wicketsGuyana Mahendra Nagamootoo (41)

Eight teams contested the competition, which was played as a round-robin. The six regular teams of West Indian domestic cricket (Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands) were joined by a development team (West Indies B) and an invited overseas team (Bangladesh A). Jamaica finished undefeated on the top of the table, claiming a sixth domestic first-class title.[1] The Busta Cup was followed by a brief knockout competition called the Busta International Shield. It was played from 15 March to 7 April, featuring the top four teams from the Busta Cup, and was won by Guyana.[2]

Points table

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Team Pld W L LWF DWF DLF Pts
  Jamaica 7 6 0 0 0 1 75
  Guyana 7 4 2 0 0 1 51
  Leeward Islands 7 3 2 0 1 1 45
  Trinidad and Tobago 7 2 2 0 2 1 39
  Barbados 7 3 3 0 0 1 39
  Windward Islands 7 2 3 0 1 1 33
  Bangladesh A 7 1 4 1 1 0 22
  West Indies B 7 1 5 0 1 0 18
Source: CricketArchive
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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.[3]

Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s
Devon Smith   Windward Islands 750 13 62.50 143 1 7
Stuart Williams   Leeward Islands 722 13 72.20 195 2 4
Junior Murray   Windward Islands 642 12 53.50 125 4 1
Imran Jan   Trinidad and Tobago 528 14 40.61 110 1 4
Runako Morton   Leeward Islands 516 10 64.50 104 2 4

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.[4]

Player Team Overs Wkts Ave 5 10 BBI
Mahendra Nagamootoo   Trinidad and Tobago 334.0 41 20.19 2 1 6/61
Kerry Jeremy   Leeward Islands 267.4 39 17.35 3 0 6/33
Adam Sanford   Leeward Islands 285.1 37 24.24 1 0 5/80
Gareth Breese   Jamaica 276.2 35 19.45 3 1 6/57
Marlon Black   Trinidad and Tobago 248.1 33 23.15 1 0 5/76

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Busta Cup 2001/02, CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Guyana win Busta International Shield", ESPNcricinfo, 8 April 2002. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  3. ^ Records / Busta Cup, 2001/02 / Most runs, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  4. ^ Records / Busta Cup, 2001/02 / Most wickets, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2016.