1972–73 Shell Shield season

The 1972–73 Shell Shield season was the seventh 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 6 January to 1 March 1973.

1972–73 Shell Shield season

Dates	6 January – 1 March 1973
Administrator(s)	WICB
Cricket format	First-class (four-day)
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin
Champions	Guyana (1st title)
Participants	5
Matches played	10
Most runs	Maurice Foster (522)
Most wickets	Lance Gibbs (22)

Five teams contested the competition – Barbados, the Combined Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago were both undefeated, either winning or drawing all of their games, but Guyana finished with more points, claiming their maiden title. Jamaican batsman Maurice Foster led the tournament in runs for a second consecutive season, while Guyanese off-spinner Lance Gibbs was the leading wicket-taker.

Points table

Team	Pld	W	L	DWF	DLF	Pts
Guyana	4	2	0	1	1	32
Trinidad and Tobago	4	1	0	1	2	22
Barbados	4	1	1	1	1	20
Combined Islands	4	1	2	0	1	14
Jamaica	4	0	2	2	0	12
Source: CricketArchive

Key

Pld – Matches played W – Outright win (12 points) L – Outright loss (0 points)

DWF – Drawn, but won first innings (6 points) DLF – Drawn, but lost first innings (2 points) Pts – Total points

Statistics

Most runs

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

Player	Team	Runs	Inns	Avg	Highest	100s	50s
Maurice Foster	Jamaica	522	7	104.40	145*	3	1
Steve Camacho	Guyana	425	6	70.83	144	1	4
Peter Lashley	Barbados	381	6	76.20	144*	1	2
Roy Fredericks	Guyana	339	4	113.00	118	1	3
Geoff Greenidge	Barbados	308	6	51.33	99	0	4

Most wickets

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

Player	Team	Overs	Wkts	Ave	5	10	BBI
Lance Gibbs	Guyana	182.3	22	16.13	2	2	6/39
Elquemedo Willett	Combined Islands	208.2	18	23.77	1	0	6/40
Uton Dowe	Jamaica	116.0	16	20.25	0	0	4/66
Raphick Jumadeen	Trinidad and Tobago	195.5	15	32.93	1	0	6/60
Norbert Phillip	Combined Islands	112.3	13	25.92	0	0	4/34

See also

• 1972–73 Banks Trophy

References

1. Batting and fielding in Shell Shield 1972/73 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
2. Bowling in Shell Shield 1972/73 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.