1971–72 Shell Shield season

Cricket tournament July 2026 21 January 3 March 1972 WICB First-class (four-day) Round-robin BAR 3 5 10 JAM Maurice Foster (511) BAR Vanburn Holder (20) 1970–71 1970–71 Shell Shield season 1972–73 1972–73 Shell Shield season The 1971–72 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 21 January to 3 March 1972. Five teams contested the competition – Barbados, the Combined Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados were undefeated, winning three of their four matches and drawing the other to claim a third title (and first since the 1966–67 season). Jamaican batsman Maurice Foster led the tournament in runs, while Barbadian fast bowler Vanburn Holder was the leading wicket-taker. 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 Pts PointsBAR 4 3 0 0 0 1 38GUY 4 1 0 0 2 1 26JAM 4 1 2 0 1 0 18TRI 4 1 1 0 0 2 16Combined Islands 4 0 1 2 1 0 14 Source: CricketArchive Key W – Outright win (12 points) L – Outright loss (0 points) LWF – Lost, but won first innings (4 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 1971/72 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016. Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Maurice Foster JAM 511 7 85.16 160 3 1 Roy Fredericks GUY 485 7 69.28 111 1 4 Robin Bynoe BAR 350 6 70.00 190 1 1 Charlie Davis TRI 322 6 64.40 180* 1 2 Alvin Kallicharran GUY 307 7 43.85 83 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 1971/72 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016. Player Team Overs Wkts Ave 5 10 BBI Vanburn Holder BAR 138.1 20 13.60 1 1 7/44 Bernard Julien TRI 128.5 19 20.21 0 0 4/28 Grayson Shillingford Combined Islands 106.3 17 20.64 1 0 6/49 Raphick Jumadeen TRI 120.5 15 19.13 2 0 6/31 Prince Bartholomew TRI 102.0 14 24.14 0 0 4/76 References 30em Category:West Indian cricket seasons from 1970–71 to 1999–2000 Category:1972 in West Indian cricket Category:Regional Four Day Competition seasons Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1971–72