The 2016–17 Regional Four Day Competition was the 51st edition of the Regional Four Day Competition, the domestic first-class cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). The competition ran from 11 November 2016 to 24 April 2017. The WCIB re-introduced day/night fixtures into the competition with six matches played as such.[1]
| Dates | 11 November 2016 – 24 April 2017 |
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| Administrator(s) | WICB |
| Cricket format | First-class (four-day) |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Champions |  Guyana (9th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 30 |
| Most runs |  Yannic Cariah (691) |
| Most wickets |  Nikita Miller (58) |
Six teams contested the tournament – Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands. Guyana won the competition, their third consecutive title, after beating the Windward Islands in their penultimate match.[2]
Points table edit
| Team[3] | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
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| Guyana
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10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 134.8 |
 Barbados
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10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 124 |
| Jamaica
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10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 103.6 |
| Trinidad and Tobago
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10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 102.8 |
 Windward Islands
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10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 97.6 |
 Leeward Islands
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10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 89.2 |
Champions
Fixtures edit
Round 1 edit
11–14 November 2016
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- Guyana won the toss and elected to bat.
- Eon Hooper (Guyana) and Derval Green (Jamaica) both made their first-class debuts.
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- Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to field.
- Roshon Primus (Trinidad and Tobago) made his first-class debut.
Round 2 edit
18–21 November 2016
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- Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to field.
- Jyd Goolie (Trinidad and Tobago) made his first-class debut.
18–21 November 2016
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- Windward Islands won the toss and elected to field.
- Oshane Thomas (Jamaica) made his first-class debut.
Round 3 edit
25–28 November 2016
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- Leeward Islands won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 1.
- Isaiah Rajah and Khary Pierre (Trinidad and Tobago) both made their first-class debuts.
25–28 November 2016
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- Barbados won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 1.
- Fabian Allen (Jamaica) made his first-class debut.
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- Guyana won the toss and elected to field.
Round 4 edit
8–11 December 2016
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- Jamaica won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nikita Miller took nine consecutive wickets in the second innings before Damion Jacobs took the final wicket. His figures of 9/41 were the best in West Indies' domestic cricket.[4][5]
9–12 December 2016
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- Leeward Islands won the toss and elected to field.
- Taryck Gabriel (Windward Islands) made his first-class debut.
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- Guyana won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 5 edit
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- Leeward Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
16–19 December 2016
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21/0 (2.4 overs)
Shimron Hetmyer 17* (12) |
- Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to bat.
16–19 December 2016
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42/0 (11 overs)
Tyrone Theophile 27* (35) | ||
- Windward Islands won the toss and elected to field.
- Audley Alexander and Roland Cato (Windward Islands) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 6 edit
10–13 March 2017
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- Guyana won the toss and elected to field.
- Romario Shepherd (Guyana) made his first-class debut.
10–13 March 2017
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- Windward Islands won the toss and elected to field.
- Nicholas Alexis (Trinidad and Tobago) and Shermon Lewis (Windward Islands) both made their first-class debuts.
11–14 March 2017
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- Barbados won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jermaine Otto (Leeward Islands) made his first-class debut.
Round 7 edit
17–20 March 2017
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56/0 (12.4 overs)
Shimron Hetmyer 44* (40) |
- Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to bat.
- Keemo Paul (Guyana) and Anderson Phillip (Trinidad and Tobago) both made their first-class debuts.
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- Jamaica won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 1.
Round 8 edit
23–27 March 2017
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- Barbados won the toss and elected to bat.
- Keon Harding (Barbados) and Clinton Pestano (Guyana) both made their first-class debuts.
- There was no play on 26 March, as the venue was used for the Twenty20 International fixture between the West Indies and Pakistan.[6]
Round 9 edit
7–10 April 2017
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- Jamaica won the toss and elected to bat.
- Oraine Williams (Jamaica) made his first-class debut.
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- Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to bat.
- Preston McSween, Rachid O'Neale (Barbados), Akiel Cooper, Amir Jangoo and Tion Webster (Trinidad and Tobago) all made their first-class debuts.
21–24 April 2017
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25/0 (9.1 overs)
Chesney Hughes 14* (20) |
- Guyana won the toss and elected to bat.
- This match was original scheduled to be played between 7–10 April 2017.
- Akenie Adams, Bhaskar Yadram (Guyana) and Elvin Berridge (Leeward Islands) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 10 edit
15–18 April 2017
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- Windward Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sherfane Rutherford (Guyana) made his first-class debut.
15–18 April 2017
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- Jamaica won the toss and elected to field.
- Ryan Wiggins (Barbados) made his first-class debut.
References edit
- ^ "WICB re-introduces day-night matches for first-class cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Keemo Paul bowls Guyana to another first-class title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Miller narrowly misses out on ten-for in big Jamaica win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "Was more focused on winning than getting all ten". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "Pakistan tour of West Indies, 1st T20I: West Indies v Pakistan at Bridgetown, Mar 26, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2017.