1971–72 Shell Shield season

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)

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.

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.