1970–71 Shell Shield season

Cricket tournament July 2026 22 January 23 April 1971 WICB First-class (four-day) Round-robin TRI 2 5 10 TRI Joey Carew (347) JAM Uton Dowe (24) 1969–70 1969–70 Shell Shield season 1971–72 1971–72 Shell Shield season The 1970–71 Shell Shield season was the fifth 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 22 January to 23 April 1971. Five teams contested the competition – Barbados, the Combined Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica both won two and drew two of their four matches, but Trinidad and Tobago finished with more points, winning a second consecutive title. Trinidadian batsman Joey Carew led the tournament in runs for a second consecutive season, while Jamaican fast bowler Uton Dowe 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 PointsTRI 4 2 0 1 1 32JAM 4 2 0 0 2 28BAR 4 1 2 1 0 18GUY 4 0 1 2 1 14Combined Islands 4 1 3 0 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 1970/71 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016. Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Joey Carew TRI 347 7 57.83 91 0 3 Maurice Foster JAM 334 6 55.66 146 1 2 Richard de Souza TRI 325 7 81.25 95 0 4 Lawrence Rowe JAM 312 6 52.00 114 1 1 Robin Bynoe BAR 275 6 55.00 72 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 Shell Shield 1970/71 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016. Player Team Overs Wkts Ave 5 10 BBI Uton Dowe JAM 130.0 24 15.75 3 0 7/19 Jack Noreiga TRI 143.0 19 16.47 2 1 6/67 Arthur Barrett JAM 165.1 17 30.64 1 0 5/96 David Holford BAR 91.2 15 18.46 1 0 5/99 Grayson Shillingford Combined Islands 94.0 14 20.78 1 0 6/77 References 30em Category:West Indian cricket seasons from 1970–71 to 1999–2000 Category:1971 in West Indian cricket Category:Regional Four Day Competition seasons Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1970–71