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)

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.

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

Team Pld W L LWF DWF DLF Pts
 Barbados42001132
 Trinidad and Tobago42100126
 Jamaica41011124
 Guyana41101120
 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 Jamaica4005100.0018621
Clive Lloyd Guyana3854128.3313422
Lawrence Rowe Jamaica342668.4020411
Alvin Kallicharran Guyana325654.1619710
Len Baichan Guyana276646.0011311

Most wickets

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

PlayerTeamOversWktsAve510BBI
Inshan Ali Trinidad and Tobago158.42716.07317/20
Rex Collymore Guyana200.42017.05305/57
Arthur Barrett Jamaica188.41728.41216/87
Andy Roberts Combined Islands108.11619.37105/62
Uton Dowe Jamaica114.01423.50004/94

References

  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.
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