2001–02 Busta Cup

The 2001–02 Busta Cup was the 36th 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 25 January to 8 March 2002.

2001–02 Busta Cup

Dates	25 January – 11 March 2002
Administrator(s)	WICB
Cricket format	First-class (four-day)
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin
Champions	Jamaica (6th title)
Participants	8
Matches played	28
Most runs	Devon Smith (750)
Most wickets	Mahendra Nagamootoo (41)

Eight teams contested the competition, which was played as a round-robin. The six regular teams of West Indian domestic cricket (Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands) were joined by a development team (West Indies B) and an invited overseas team (Bangladesh A). Jamaica finished undefeated on the top of the table, claiming a sixth domestic first-class title.[1] The Busta Cup was followed by a brief knockout competition called the Busta International Shield. It was played from 15 March to 7 April, featuring the top four teams from the Busta Cup, and was won by Guyana.[2]

Points table

Team	Pld	W	L	LWF	DWF	DLF	Pts
Jamaica	7	6	0	0	0	1	75
Guyana	7	4	2	0	0	1	51
Leeward Islands	7	3	2	0	1	1	45
Trinidad and Tobago	7	2	2	0	2	1	39
Barbados	7	3	3	0	0	1	39
Windward Islands	7	2	3	0	1	1	33
Bangladesh A	7	1	4	1	1	0	22
West Indies B	7	1	5	0	1	0	18
Source: CricketArchive

Key

W – Outright win (12 points) L – Outright loss (0 points) LWF – Lost match, but won first innings (4 points)

DWF – Drawn, but won first innings (6 points) DLF – Drawn, but lost first innings (3 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.[3]

Player	Team	Runs	Inns	Avg	Highest	100s	50s
Devon Smith	Windward Islands	750	13	62.50	143	1	7
Stuart Williams	Leeward Islands	722	13	72.20	195	2	4
Junior Murray	Windward Islands	642	12	53.50	125	4	1
Imran Jan	Trinidad and Tobago	528	14	40.61	110	1	4
Runako Morton	Leeward Islands	516	10	64.50	104	2	4

Most wickets

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
Mahendra Nagamootoo	Trinidad and Tobago	334.0	41	20.19	2	1	6/61
Kerry Jeremy	Leeward Islands	267.4	39	17.35	3	0	6/33
Adam Sanford	Leeward Islands	285.1	37	24.24	1	0	5/80
Gareth Breese	Jamaica	276.2	35	19.45	3	1	6/57
Marlon Black	Trinidad and Tobago	248.1	33	23.15	1	0	5/76

See also

• 2001–02 Red Stripe Bowl

References

1. Busta Cup 2001/02, CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
2. "Guyana win Busta International Shield", ESPNcricinfo, 8 April 2002. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
3. Records / Busta Cup, 2001/02 / Most runs, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
4. Records / Busta Cup, 2001/02 / Most wickets, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2016.