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1973–74 Shell Shield season

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1973–74 Shell Shield season
Dates5 January – 28 February 1974
Administrator(s)WICB
Cricket formatFirst-class (four-day)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Champions Barbados (4th title)
Participants5
Matches10
Most runsJamaica Maurice Foster (400)
Most wicketsTrinidad and Tobago Inshan Ali (27)

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

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Team Pld W L LWF DWF DLF Pts
 Barbados 4 2 0 0 1 1 32
 Trinidad and Tobago 4 2 1 0 0 1 26
 Jamaica 4 1 0 1 1 1 24
 Guyana 4 1 1 0 1 1 20
 Combined Islands 4 0 1 2 1 0 14
Source: CricketArchive
Key

Statistics

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Most runs

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The top five run-scorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by batting average.[1]

Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s
Maurice Foster  Jamaica 400 5 100.00 186 2 1
Clive Lloyd  Guyana 385 4 128.33 134 2 2
Lawrence Rowe  Jamaica 342 6 68.40 204 1 1
Alvin Kallicharran  Guyana 325 6 54.16 197 1 0
Len Baichan  Guyana 276 6 46.00 113 1 1

Most wickets

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The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.[2]

Player Team Overs Wkts Ave 5 10 BBI
Inshan Ali  Trinidad and Tobago 158.4 27 16.07 3 1 7/20
Rex Collymore  Guyana 200.4 20 17.05 3 0 5/57
Arthur Barrett  Jamaica 188.4 17 28.41 2 1 6/87
Andy Roberts  Combined Islands 108.1 16 19.37 1 0 5/62
Uton Dowe  Jamaica 114.0 14 23.50 0 0 4/94

References

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  1. ^ Batting and fielding in Shell Shield 1973/74 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. ^ Bowling in Shell Shield 1973/74 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.