The 1969–70 Shell Shield season was the fourth 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 30 January to 21 March 1970.
Five teams contested the competition – Barbados, the Combined Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. The Combined Islands team, comprising players from the Leeward and Windward Islands, was returning for the first time since the 1966–67 season. They failed to win a match, while at the top of the table Trinidad and Tobago won three of their four matches, claiming their maiden title. Trinidadian batsman Joey Carew led the tournament in runs, while Jamaican leg spinner Arthur Barrett was the leading wicket-taker.
Points table Team 4 3 1 0 0 36 4 2 1 1 0 30 4 2 0 0 2 28 4 1 2 1 0 18 4 0 4 0 0 0 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 1969/70 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Joey Carew 523 6 87.16 164 3 1 Peter Lashley 454 8 56.75 118 1 3 Alvin Kallicharran 397 7 56.71 137 1 4 Clive Lloyd 334 7 66.80 100* 1 2 Roy Fredericks 327 7 46.71 121 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 1969/70 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
Player Team Overs Wkts Ave 5 10 BBI Arthur Barrett 191.4 26 22.26 3 1 6/78 Willie Rodriguez 98.3 17 15.47 2 0 5/12 Lloyd Cornelius 135.0 16 21.12 1 0 6/56 Vanburn Holder 151.2 16 23.75 1 0 5/69 Wes Hall 88.0 15 22.46 0 0 4/51
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