1973–74 Shell Shield season

Cricket tournament July 2026 5 January 28 February 1974 WICB First-class (four-day) Round-robin BAR 4 5 10 JAM Maurice Foster (400) TRI Inshan Ali (27) 1972–73 1972–73 Shell Shield season 1974–75 1974–75 Shell Shield season The 1973–74 Shell Shield season was the eighth 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 5 January to 28 February 1974. Five teams contested the competition – Barbados, the Combined Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados were undefeated, winning two matches and drawing two to claim a fourth title. Jamaican batsman Maurice Foster led the tournament in runs for a third consecutive season, while Trinidadian slow left-arm wrist-spin bowler Inshan Ali 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 2 0 0 1 1 32TRI 4 2 1 0 0 1 26JAM 4 1 0 1 1 1 24GUY 4 1 1 0 1 1 20Combined Islands 4 0 1 2 1 0 14 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 (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 1973/74 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016. Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Maurice Foster JAM 400 5 100.00 186 2 1 Clive Lloyd GUY 385 4 128.33 134 2 2 Lawrence Rowe JAM 342 6 68.40 204 1 1 Alvin Kallicharran GUY 325 6 54.16 197 1 0 Len Baichan GUY 276 6 46.00 113 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 1973/74 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016. Player Team Overs Wkts Ave 5 10 BBI Inshan Ali TRI 158.4 27 16.07 3 1 7/20 Rex Collymore GUY 200.4 20 17.05 3 0 5/57 Arthur Barrett JAM 188.4 17 28.41 2 1 6/87 Andy Roberts Combined Islands 108.1 16 19.37 1 0 5/62 Uton Dowe JAM 114.0 14 23.50 0 0 4/94 References 30em Category:West Indian cricket seasons from 1970–71 to 1999–2000 Category:1974 in West Indian cricket Category:Regional Four Day Competition seasons Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1973–74