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 4 3 0 0 0 1 38 4 1 0 0 2 1 26 4 1 2 0 1 0 18 4 1 1 0 0 2 16 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 511 7 85.16 160 3 1 Roy Fredericks 485 7 69.28 111 1 4 Robin Bynoe 350 6 70.00 190 1 1 Charlie Davis 322 6 64.40 180* 1 2 Alvin Kallicharran 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 138.1 20 13.60 1 1 7/44 Bernard Julien 128.5 19 20.21 0 0 4/28 Grayson Shillingford 106.3 17 20.64 1 0 6/49 Raphick Jumadeen 120.5 15 19.13 2 0 6/31 Prince Bartholomew 102.0 14 24.14 0 0 4/76
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