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 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 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 4 3 0 0 0 1 26 4 1 0 0 2 1 14 4 1 1 0 1 1 8 4 1 1 0 1 1 8 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 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
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 510 5 102.00 204 2 2 Basil Butcher 505 6 126.25 183* 3 0 Roy Fredericks 499 7 83.16 128* 3 0 Rohan Kanhai 459 6 91.80 164 2 1 Garfield Sobers 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 149.4 15 26.53 0 0 4/53 Rudolph Cohen 137.4 15 31.86 0 0 4/41 Kaleb Laurent 90.0 13 20.30 2 1 6/76 Tony Howard 120.5 13 21.92 1 0 5/46 Randolph Ramnarace 109.0 13 28.92 0 0 4/39
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