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 4 2 0 0 1 1 32 4 2 1 0 0 1 26 4 1 0 1 1 1 24 4 1 1 0 1 1 20 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 400 5 100.00 186 2 1 Clive Lloyd 385 4 128.33 134 2 2 Lawrence Rowe 342 6 68.40 204 1 1 Alvin Kallicharran 325 6 54.16 197 1 0 Len Baichan 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 158.4 27 16.07 3 1 7/20 Rex Collymore 200.4 20 17.05 3 0 5/57 Arthur Barrett 188.4 17 28.41 2 1 6/87 Andy Roberts 108.1 16 19.37 1 0 5/62 Uton Dowe 114.0 14 23.50 0 0 4/94
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