1973–74 Shell Shield season

The 1973–74 Shell Shield season was the eighth 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 5 January to 28 February 1974.

1973–74 Shell Shield season
Dates5 January – 28 February 1974
Administrator(s)WICB
Cricket formatFirst-class (four-day)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Champions Barbados (4th title)
Participants5
Matches10
Most runsJamaica Maurice Foster (400)
Most wicketsTrinidad and Tobago Inshan Ali (27)

Five teams contested the competition – Barbados, the Combined Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados were undefeated, winning two matches and drawing two to claim a fourth title. Jamaican batsman Maurice Foster led the tournament in runs for a third consecutive season, while Trinidadian slow left-arm wrist-spin bowler Inshan Ali was the leading wicket-taker.

Points table

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Team Pld W L LWF DWF DLF Pts
  Barbados 4 2 0 0 1 1 32
  Trinidad and Tobago 4 2 1 0 0 1 26
  Jamaica 4 1 0 1 1 1 24
  Guyana 4 1 1 0 1 1 20
  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 400 5 100.00 186 2 1
Clive Lloyd   Guyana 385 4 128.33 134 2 2
Lawrence Rowe   Jamaica 342 6 68.40 204 1 1
Alvin Kallicharran   Guyana 325 6 54.16 197 1 0
Len Baichan   Guyana 276 6 46.00 113 1 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
Inshan Ali   Trinidad and Tobago 158.4 27 16.07 3 1 7/20
Rex Collymore   Guyana 200.4 20 17.05 3 0 5/57
Arthur Barrett   Jamaica 188.4 17 28.41 2 1 6/87
Andy Roberts   Combined Islands 108.1 16 19.37 1 0 5/62
Uton Dowe   Jamaica 114.0 14 23.50 0 0 4/94

References

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  1. ^ Batting and fielding in Shell Shield 1973/74 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. ^ Bowling in Shell Shield 1973/74 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.