1968–69 Shell Shield season
Dates17 January – 6 March 1969
Administrator(s)WICB
Cricket formatFirst-class (four-day)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Champions Jamaica (1st title)
Participants6
Matches10
Most runsBarbados Robin Bynoe (421)
Most wicketsGuyana Philbert Blair (23)

The 1968–69 Shell Shield season was the third 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 17 January to 6 March 1969.

Six teams contested the tournament – Barbados, British Guiana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands. The Leeward and Windward Islands both played fewer matches than the other teams, although the results from their matches still counted towards the title. Three teams – Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados – were undefeated (either winning or drawing all their matches), but Jamaica had more points than the other teams, thus winning their inaugural title. Barbadian batsman Robin Bynoe led the tournament in runs, while Guyanese pace bowler Philbert Blair was the leading wicket-taker.

Points table

Team Pld W L DWF DLF DNC Pts
 Jamaica41020124
 Trinidad and Tobago41012022
 Barbados41003018
 Guyana40220012
 Leeward Islands21100012
 Windward Islands2010010
Source: CricketArchive
Key

Statistics

Most runs

The top five run-scorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by batting average.[1]

PlayerTeamRunsInnsAvgHighest100s50s
Robin Bynoe Barbados421760.1411413
Renford Pinnock Jamaica346669.2017521
Peter Lashley Barbados318745.429403
Maurice Foster Jamaica302650.3313520
Joe Solomon Guyana281556.2016910

Most wickets

The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.[2]

PlayerTeamOversWktsAve510BBI
Philbert Blair Guyana149.02321.26205/60
Vanburn Holder Barbados134.01915.78003/14
George Rock Barbados124.11816.05106/18
Willie Rodriguez Trinidad and Tobago87.31714.17206/30
Lloyd Cornelius Guyana128.21732.94206/104

References

  1. Batting and fielding in Shell Shield 1968/69 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. Bowling in Shell Shield 1968/69 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
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