1971–72 Shell Shield season
Dates21 January – 3 March 1972
Administrator(s)WICB
Cricket formatFirst-class (four-day)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Champions Barbados (3rd title)
Participants5
Matches10
Most runsJamaica Maurice Foster (511)
Most wicketsBarbados Vanburn Holder (20)

The 1971–72 Shell Shield season was the fifth 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 21 January to 3 March 1972.

Five teams contested the competition – Barbados, the Combined Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados were undefeated, winning three of their four matches and drawing the other to claim a third title (and first since the 1966–67 season). Jamaican batsman Maurice Foster led the tournament in runs, while Barbadian fast bowler Vanburn Holder was the leading wicket-taker.

Points table

Team Pld W L LWF DWF DLF Pts
 Barbados43000138
 Guyana41002126
 Jamaica41201018
 Trinidad and Tobago41100216
 Combined Islands40121014
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
Maurice Foster Jamaica511785.1616031
Roy Fredericks Guyana485769.2811114
Robin Bynoe Barbados350670.0019011
Charlie Davis Trinidad and Tobago322664.40180*12
Alvin Kallicharran Guyana307743.858303

Most wickets

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

PlayerTeamOversWktsAve510BBI
Vanburn Holder Barbados138.12013.60117/44
Bernard Julien Trinidad and Tobago128.51920.21004/28
Grayson Shillingford Combined Islands106.31720.64106/49
Raphick Jumadeen Trinidad and Tobago120.51519.13206/31
Prince Bartholomew Trinidad and Tobago102.01424.14004/76

References

  1. Batting and fielding in Shell Shield 1971/72 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. Bowling in Shell Shield 1971/72 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
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