1966–67 Shell Shield season

Cricket tournament July 2026 8 February 3 April 1967 WICB First-class (four-day) Round-robin Barbados 2 5 10 BAR Peter Lashley (510) BAR Rawle BranckerJAM Rudolph Cohen (15) 1965–66 1965–66 Shell Shield season 1968–69 1968–69 Shell Shield season The 1966–67 Shell Shield season was the second 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 8 February to 3 April 1967. Six teams contested the tournament – Barbados, British Guiana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands. However, the Leeward and Windward Islands both played fewer matches than the other teams, and the results from their matches did not count towards the title. For a second season running, Barbados were undefeated, winning three matches and drawing the other to claim a second consecutive title. Barbadian batsman Peter Lashley led the tournament in runs, while his teammate Rawle Brancker and Jamaican bowler Rudolph Cohen led the tournament in wickets. Teams Barbados Guyana Jamaica Gary Sobers (c) Arthur Bethell Rawle Brancker Robin Bynoe Richard Edwards Geoff Greenidge Charlie Griffith Vanburn Holder David Holford Tony Howard Conrad Hunte Erskine King Peter Lashley Seymour Nurse Wycliffe Phillips Alfred Taylor Lance Gibbs (c) Basil Butcher Steve Camacho Lloyd Cornelius Winston English Roy Fredericks Ovid Glasgow Alvin Kallicharran Rohan Kanhai Clive Lloyd Vincent Mayers Edwin Mohamed Geoffrey Murray Randolph Ramnarace Joe Solomon Jackie Hendriks (c) Arthur Barrett Paul Buchanan Rudolph Cohen Maurice Foster Victor Fray Teddy Griffith Ferdie Harvey Neville Hawkins Lester King Easton McMorris Renford Pinnock Altemont Wellington Leeward Islands Trinidad and Tobago Windward Islands Len Harris (c) Hesketh Benjamin Leroy Coury William Duberry Clement Francis Adolphus Freeland Edgar Gilbert Auckland Hector Clement Hicks Cecil Martin Hilson Phillip Lionel Thomas Harold Walters Willie Rodriguez (c) Inshan Ali Jamiel Ali Joey Carew Andrew Clarke Bryan Davis Charlie Davis Richard de Souza Kenneth Furlonge Wes Hall Leo John Deryck Murray Harry Ramoutar Pascall Roberts Evelyn Gresham (c) David Archer Hollis Bristol Earl Cenac C. Charlemagne Sparrow Duncan Henry Elwin Mike Findlay Tyrone Harbin Clem John Kaleb Laurent Bryan Mauricette Jerome Mellow Irvine Shillingford 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) – 2 points P PointsBarbados 4 3 0 0 0 1 26Guyana 4 1 0 0 2 1 14Trinidad and Tobago 4 1 1 0 1 1 8Jamaica 4 1 1 0 1 1 8Leeward Islands 2 0 2 0 0 0 0Windward Islands 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 Source: CricketArchive Key W – Outright win (12 points) L – Outright loss (0 points) LWF – Loss, but won first innings (4 points) DWF – Drawn, but won first innings (6 points) DLF – Drawn, and lost first innings (2 points) P – Overall points Fixtures 8–11 February 1967 Trinidad and Tobago 330/8 dec. (159 overs) 155/6 (58 overs) Jamaica 268 (112.3 overs) Match drawn Scorecard Sabina Park, Kingston Arthur Barrett (Jam) and Andrew Clarke (T&T) made their first-class debuts. Pascall Roberts (T&T) was no-balled for throwing in Jamaica's first innings. 9–11 February 1967 Leeward Islands 159 (65 overs) 171 (50.5 overs) Barbados 406/6 dec. (96.2 overs) Barbados won by an innings and 76 runs Scorecard Warner Park, Basseterre Lionel Thomas, William Duberry (Lee), Wycliffe Phillips, Erskine King, and Geoff Greenidge (Bar) made their first-class debuts. 16–18 February 1967 Windward Islands 125 (50.4 overs) 125 (60.5 overs) Trinidad and Tobago 359 (105 overs) Trinidad and Tobago won by an innings and 109 runs Scorecard Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain Hollis Bristol, C. Charlemagne, and Bryan Mauricette (Win) made their first-class debuts. David Archer (Win) was no-balled for throwing in Trinidad and Tobago's first innings. 22–25 February 1967 Barbados 149 (45.1 overs) 337 (103.5 overs) Trinidad and Tobago 135 (42.2 overs) 292 (99 overs) Barbados won by 59 runs Scorecard Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain Vanburn Holder and Alfred Taylor (Bar) made their first-class debuts. 28 February – 3 March 1967 Guyana 641/5 dec. (165.5 overs) 244/5 (64 overs) Barbados 552 (192.4 overs) Match drawn Scorecard Bourda, Georgetown Lloyd Cornelius, Winston English, and Ovid Glasgow (Guy) made their first-class debuts. 15–18 March 1967 Guyana 259 (73.5 overs) 254/8 dec. (72 overs) Windward Islands 176 (71.5 overs) 107 (44.5 overs) Guyana won by 230 runs Scorecard Queen's Park, St. George's Alvin Kallicharran (Guy), Earl Cenac, Sparrow Duncan, and Tyrone Harbin (Win) made their first-class debuts. 16–20 March 1967 Leeward Islands 205 (64.3 overs) 309/9 dec. (108 overs) Jamaica 213 (80.4 overs) 303/3 (107.2 overs) Jamaica won by 7 wickets Scorecard Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's Cecil Martin (Lee) made his first-class debut. 22–27 March 1967 Barbados 521/8 (142.3 overs) 160/4 (27.4 overs) Jamaica 361 (125.2 overs) 226 (75.5 overs) Barbados won by 94 runs Scorecard Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Barbados' Geoff Greenidge took 7/124 in Jamaica's first innings, the best bowling figures of the tournament.Shell Shield 1966/67 – five wickets in an innings – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 December 2015. 22–27 March 1967 Guyana 422/5 dec. (94.3 overs) Trinidad and Tobago 190 (61.3 overs) 164/4 (67 overs) Match drawn Scorecard Bourda, Georgetown 30 March – 3 April 1967 Guyana 450 (113.2 overs) 300/5 dec. (72 overs) Jamaica 538 (160.2 overs) 69/6 (39 overs) Match drawn Scorecard Bourda, Georgetown Jamaica's Easton McMorris scored 218 in the first innings, the highest individual score of the tournament.Shell Shield 1966/67 – centuries – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 December 2015. 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 1966/67 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2015. Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Peter Lashley Barbados 510 5 102.00 204 2 2 Basil Butcher Guyana 505 6 126.25 183* 3 0 Roy Fredericks Guyana 499 7 83.16 128* 3 0 Rohan Kanhai Guyana 459 6 91.80 164 2 1 Garfield Sobers Barbados 389 6 77.80 165 1 1 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 1966/67 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2015. Player Team Overs Wkts Ave 5 10 BBI Rawle Brancker Barbados 149.4 15 26.53 0 0 4/53 Rudolph Cohen Jamaica 137.4 15 31.86 0 0 4/41 Kaleb Laurent Windward Islands 90.0 13 20.30 2 1 6/76 Tony Howard Barbados 120.5 13 21.92 1 0 5/46 Randolph Ramnarace Guyana 109.0 13 28.92 0 0 4/39 References 30em Category:West Indian cricket seasons from 1945–46 to 1969–70 Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1966–67 Category:1967 in West Indian cricket Category:Regional Four Day Competition seasons