1999–2000 Busta Cup

Cricket tournament July 2026 6 January 25 February 2000 WICB First-class (four-day) Round-robin, playoffs JAM 5 6 18 JAM Chris Gayle (623) ATG Curtly AmbroseGUY Mahendra Nagamootoo (31) 1998–99 1998–99 Busta Cup 2000–01 2000–01 Busta Cup The 1999–2000 Busta Cup was the 34th 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 6 January to 25 February 2000. Six teams contested the competition – Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands. Barbados topped the table after the round-robin,Busta Cup 1999/2000 table, CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2016. but lost to the Leeward Islands in their semi-final. However, the Leeward Islands lost to Jamaica in the final, who won their fifth domestic first-class title. Jamaica's Chris Gayle was the leading run-scorer and was named player of the tournament, while Curtly Ambrose of the Leeward Islands and Guyana's Mahendra Nagamootoo were the equal leading wicket-takers.Busta Cup 1999/2000, CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2016. Points table Team Pld Matches played W Outright win – 12 points L Outright loss – 0 points LWF Lost (won first innings) – 4 points DWF Drawn (won first innings) – 6 points DLF Drawn (lost first innings) – 3 points Pts PointsBAR 5 2 1 0 2 0 48JAM 5 2 1 0 1 1 44GUY 5 1 0 0 2 2 40Leeward Islands 5 1 0 1 1 2 37Windward Islands 5 0 1 0 3 1 28TRI 5 0 1 1 0 3 17 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.Batting and fielding in Busta Cup 1999/00 (ordered by runs), CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2016. Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Chris Gayle JAM 623 14 56.63 168 2 3 Laurie Williams JAM 379 12 34.45 135 1 1 Philo Wallace BAR 371 11 37.10 117 2 1 Runako Morton Leeward Islands 356 11 35.60 110 1 3 Robert Samuels JAM 325 13 27.08 73* 0 3 Most wickets The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.Bowling in Busta Cup 1999/00 (ordered by wickets), CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2016. Player Team Overs Wkts Ave 5 10 BBI Curtly Ambrose Leeward Islands 250.3 31 12.03 2 0 5/39 Mahendra Nagamootoo GUY 285.3 31 20.83 0 0 4/45 Dave Marshall BAR 194.1 28 16.17 2 1 7/49 Hendy Bryan BAR 217.1 25 19.84 1 0 5/38 Reon King GUY 137.0 22 13.68 2 1 5/24 See also 1999–2000 Red Stripe Bowl Cricket Player MVP References Category:West Indian cricket seasons from 1970–71 to 1999–2000 Category:2000 in West Indian cricket Category:Regional Four Day Competition seasons Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1999–2000