The 1999–2000 Busta Cup was the 34th 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 6 January to 25 February 2000.

1999–2000 Busta Cup
Dates6 January – 25 February 2000
Administrator(s)WICB
Cricket formatFirst-class (four-day)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin, playoffs
Champions Jamaica (5th title)
Participants6
Matches18
Most runsJamaica Chris Gayle (623)
Most wicketsAntigua and Barbuda Curtly Ambrose
Guyana Mahendra Nagamootoo (31)

Six teams contested the competition – Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands. Barbados topped the table after the round-robin,[1] but lost to the Leeward Islands in their semi-final. However, the Leeward Islands lost to Jamaica in the final, who won their fifth domestic first-class title. Jamaica's Chris Gayle was the leading run-scorer and was named player of the tournament, while Curtly Ambrose of the Leeward Islands and Guyana's Mahendra Nagamootoo were the equal leading wicket-takers.[2]

Points table edit

Team Pld W L LWF DWF DLF Pts
  Barbados 5 2 1 0 2 0 48
  Jamaica 5 2 1 0 1 1 44
  Guyana 5 1 0 0 2 2 40
  Leeward Islands 5 1 0 1 1 2 37
  Windward Islands 5 0 1 0 3 1 28
  Trinidad and Tobago 5 0 1 1 0 3 17
Source: CricketArchive
Key

Statistics edit

Most runs edit

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
Chris Gayle   Jamaica 623 14 56.63 168 2 3
Laurie Williams   Jamaica 379 12 34.45 135 1 1
Philo Wallace   Barbados 371 11 37.10 117 2 1
Runako Morton   Leeward Islands 356 11 35.60 110 1 3
Robert Samuels   Jamaica 325 13 27.08 73* 0 3

Most wickets edit

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
Curtly Ambrose   Leeward Islands 250.3 31 12.03 2 0 5/39
Mahendra Nagamootoo   Guyana 285.3 31 20.83 0 0 4/45
Dave Marshall   Barbados 194.1 28 16.17 2 1 7/49
Hendy Bryan   Barbados 217.1 25 19.84 1 0 5/38
Reon King   Guyana 137.0 22 13.68 2 1 5/24

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Busta Cup 1999/2000 table, CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  2. ^ Busta Cup 1999/2000, CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  3. ^ Batting and fielding in Busta Cup 1999/00 (ordered by runs), CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  4. ^ Bowling in Busta Cup 1999/00 (ordered by wickets), CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2016.