1972–73 Shell Shield season

Cricket tournament July 2026 6 January 1 March 1973 WICB First-class (four-day) Round-robin GUY 1 5 10 JAM Maurice Foster (522) GUY Lance Gibbs (22) 1971–72 1971–72 Shell Shield season 1973–74 1973–74 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. 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 Matches played W Outright win – 12 points L Outright loss – 0 points DWF Drawn (won first innings) – 6 points DLF Drawn (lost first innings) – 2 points Pts PointsGUY 4 2 0 1 1 32TRI 4 1 0 1 2 22BAR 4 1 1 1 1 20Combined Islands 4 1 2 0 1 14JAM 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.Batting and fielding in Shell Shield 1972/73 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016. Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Maurice Foster JAM 522 7 104.40 145* 3 1 Steve Camacho GUY 425 6 70.83 144 1 4 Peter Lashley BAR 381 6 76.20 144* 1 2 Roy Fredericks GUY 339 4 113.00 118 1 3 Geoff Greenidge BAR 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.Bowling in Shell Shield 1972/73 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016. Player Team Overs Wkts Ave 5 10 BBI Lance Gibbs GUY 182.3 22 16.13 2 2 6/39 Elquemedo Willett Combined Islands 208.2 18 23.77 1 0 6/40 Uton Dowe JAM 116.0 16 20.25 0 0 4/66 Raphick Jumadeen TRI 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 30em Category:West Indian cricket seasons from 1970–71 to 1999–2000 Category:1973 in West Indian cricket Category:Regional Four Day Competition seasons Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1972–73