1997–98 Red Stripe Bowl

The 1997–98 Red Stripe Bowl was the 24th edition of what is now the Regional Super50, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). It ran from 4 to 20 October 1997, and was the first edition to bear that name.

1997–98 Red Stripe Bowl
Dates4 – 20 October 1997
Administrator(s)WICB
Cricket formatList A (50 overs)
Tournament format(s)Group stage, finals
Champions Leeward Islands (6th title)
Participants8
Matches19
Most runsNevis Keith Arthurton (408)
Most wicketsAntigua and Barbuda Kenny Benjamin (11)

Eight teams contested the competition – the six regular teams of West Indian domestic cricket (Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands), plus two invited international teams from the ICC Americas region (Bermuda and Canada). All matches at the tournament were played either in Guyana or Jamaica, with the semi-finals and final played in the latter, in Discovery Bay.[1] The Leeward Islands eventually defeated Guyana in the final to win their sixth domestic one-day title (and fourth in six seasons).[2] Two Leeward Islands players, Keith Arthurton and Kenny Benjamin, led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively.[3][4]

Squads

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  Barbados   Bermuda   Canada   Guyana
  Jamaica   Leeward Islands   Trinidad and Tobago   Windward Islands

Group stage

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Zone A

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Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
  Jamaica 3 2 0 0 1 5 +1.445
  Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 1 0 0 4 +1.203
  Windward Islands 3 1 1 0 1 3 +0.924
  Bermuda 3 0 3 0 0 0 –3.209
4 October 1997
Scorecard
Windward Islands  
215/9 (50 overs)
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  Jamaica
72/5 (15 overs)
No result
Melbourne Park, Kingston
Player of the match: Dawnley Joseph (Win)

4 October 1997
Scorecard
Trinidad and Tobago  
300/5 (50 overs)
v
  Bermuda
116 (43.3 overs)
Trinidad and Tobago won by 184 runs
Chedwin Park, Spanish Town
Player of the match: Brian Lara (Tri)

5 October 1997
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Trinidad and Tobago  
84 (42.3 overs)
v
  Jamaica
85/7 (33.4 overs)
Jamaica won by 3 wickets
Melbourne Park, Kingston
Player of the match: Courtney Walsh (Jam)

5 October 1997
Scorecard
Windward Islands  
332/4 (50 overs)
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  Bermuda
207/4 (50 overs)
Windward Islands won by 125 runs
Chedwin Park, Spanish Town
Player of the match: Dawnley Joseph (Win)
  • Clay Smith scored 100 not out, the first List A century by a Bermudian.[5]
  • Dawnley Joseph scored 153 not out for the Windward Islands, setting a new record for the highest score in West Indian List A cricket.[6]

8 October 1997
Scorecard
Bermuda  
87 (41.2 overs)
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  Jamaica
88/2 (21.1 overs)
Jamaica won by 8 wickets
Alpart Sports Club Ground, Nain
Player of the match: Laurie Williams (Jam)

8 October 1997
Scorecard
Windward Islands  
144 (37.2 overs)
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  Trinidad and Tobago
141/3 (35.1 overs)
Trinidad and Tobago won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Park, Kingston
Player of the match: Richard Smith (Tri)
  • Trinidad and Tobago's target was 139 runs in 45 overs. The team's target was determined used the "parabola" method, rather than the now-standard Duckworth–Lewis method.

Zone B

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Team Pld W L T A Pts NRR
  Guyana 3 3 0 0 0 6 +0.879
  Leeward Islands 3 2 1 0 0 4 +0.471
  Barbados 3 1 2 0 0 2 +0.109
  Canada 3 0 3 0 0 0 –1.508
4 October 1997
Scorecard
Canada  
179 (50 overs)
v
  Guyana
180/3 (40 overs)
Guyana won by 7 wickets
Kayman Sankar Cricket Ground, Hampton Court
Player of the match: Clayton Lambert (Guy)

5 October 1997
Scorecard
Leeward Islands  
202/8 (50 overs)
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  Barbados
181 (45.1 overs)
Leeward Islands won by 21 runs
Enmore Recreation Ground, Enmore
Player of the match: Sylvester Joseph (Lee)

7 October 1997
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Barbados  
258/8 (50 overs)
v
  Canada
155 (41 overs)
Barbados won by 103 runs
Uitvlugt Community Centre Ground, Uitvlugt
Player of the match: Philo Wallace (Bar)

7 October 1997
Scorecard
Leeward Islands  
225/4 (50 overs)
v
  Guyana
226/5 (47.3 overs)
Guyana won by 5 wickets
Albion Sports Complex, Albion
Player of the match: Carl Hooper (Guy)

9 October 1997
Scorecard
Guyana  
296/5 (50 overs)
v
  Barbados
230/9 (50 overs)
Guyana won by 66 runs
Bourda, Georgetown
Player of the match: Clayton Lambert (Guy)

9 October 1997
Scorecard
Leeward Islands  
325/7 (50 overs)
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  Canada
263/5 (50 overs)
Leeward Islands won by 62 runs
Albion Sports Complex, Albion
Player of the match: Muneeb Diwan (Can)

Finals

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Quarter-finals

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11 October 1997
Scorecard
Barbados  
237/9 (50 overs)
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  Leeward Islands
238/3 (44.3 overs)
Leeward Islands won by 7 wickets
Albion Sports Complex, Albion
Player of the match: Keith Arthurton (Lee)

11 October 1997
Scorecard
Canada  
223/6 (50 overs)
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  Guyana
226/3 (47.4 overs)
Guyana won by 7 wickets
Bourda, Georgetown
Player of the match: Keith Semple (Guy)

11 October 1997
Scorecard
Bermuda  
193/7 (50 overs)
v
  Jamaica
7/0 (0.5 overs)
  • Jamaica proceeded to the semi-finals based on a higher group-stage position.

11 October 1997
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Chedwin Park, Spanish Town
  • Trinidad and Tobago proceeded to the semi-finals based on a higher group-stage position.

Semi-finals

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17 October 1997
Scorecard
Trinidad and Tobago  
219/9 (50 overs)
v
  Guyana
72/0 (11 overs)
  • Guyana proceeded to the final based on a higher group-stage position.

18 October 1997
Scorecard
Jamaica  
214 (49.4 overs)
v
  Leeward Islands
215/2 (38.4 overs)
Leeward Islands won by 8 wickets
Kaiser Sports Club, Discovery Bay
Player of the match: Keith Arthurton (Lee)

Final

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7 November 1997
Scorecard
Leeward Islands  
245 (49.4 overs)
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  Guyana
215/9 (50 overs)
Keith Arthurton 100 (128)
Mahendra Nagamootoo 3/56 (9.4 overs)
Ramnaresh Sarwan 42 (50)
Kenny Benjamin 3/30 (10 overs)
Leeward Islands won by 30 runs
Kaiser Sports Club, Discovery Bay
Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Eddie Nicholls
Player of the match: Keith Arthurton (Leeward Islands)

Statistics

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Most runs

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The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.

Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s
Keith Arthurton   Leeward Islands 408 6 136.00 103* 2 3
Clayton Lambert   Guyana 398 6 79.60 151 1 2
Dawnley Joseph   Windward Islands 283 3 141.50 153* 1 2
Sylvester Joseph   Leeward Islands 277 6 69.25 84* 0 3
Stuart Williams   Leeward Islands 229 6 38.16 76 0 2

Source: CricketArchive

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.

Player Team Overs Wkts Ave SR Econ BBI
Kenny Benjamin   Leeward Islands 49.0 11 18.90 26.72 4.24 3/30
Laurie Williams   Jamaica 45.0 9 16.66 30.00 3.33 6/19
Ronald Powell   Leeward Islands 60.0 9 27.11 40.00 4.06 4/27
Mahendra Nagamootoo   Guyana 57.4 9 28.55 38.44 4.45 3/56
Keith Arthurton   Leeward Islands 40.0 8 26.12 30.00 5.22 4/43

Source: CricketArchive

References

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  1. ^ Red Stripe Bowl 1997/98 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. ^ Guyana v Leeward Islands, Red Stripe Bowl 1997/98 (Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  3. ^ Batting and fielding in Red Stripe Bowl 1997/98 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  4. ^ Bowling in Red Stripe Bowl 1997/98 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  5. ^ Most runs in an innings for Bermuda – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  6. ^ Individual scores of 150 or more in an innings in West Indies – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  7. ^ Most runs in an innings for Canada – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2016.