The 1972–73 Banks Trophy was the inaugural edition of what is now the Regional Super50, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). It was the only season of the competition to carry that name.

Four teams contested the tournament – Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago.Banks Trophy 1972/73 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2015. The Combined Islands, the only other team in West Indian domestic cricket at the time, did not participate, as the Windward Islands were playing a multi-day fixture against the touring Australians at the same time.Windward Islands v Australians, Australia in West Indies 1972/73 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2015. The Banks Trophy was played as a knock-out tournament over a single weekend, from 13 to 15 April 1973. All matches were played at Kensington Oval, in Bridgetown, Barbados, and had a duration of 40 overs. In the tournament final, Barbados narrowly defeated Guyana, winning by only nine runs.Barbados v Guyana, Banks Trophy 1972/73 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2015. A number of players in the Banks Trophy went on to play a key role in the West Indian team that won the inaugural World Cup in 1975.Records / Prudential World Cup, 1975 - West Indies / Batting and bowling averages – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2015.

Teams Garfield Sobers (c) Keith Boyce Robin Bynoe Stephen Farmer Geoff Greenidge Gordon Greenidge Vanburn Holder David Holford Peter Lashley David Murray Seymour Nurse Rohan Kanhai (c) Faoud Bacchus Len Baichan Philbert Blair Basil Butcher Steve Camacho Keith Glasgow Rupert Gomes Alvin Kallicharran Clive Lloyd Chimwala Munilall Milton Pydanna Joe Solomon Maurice Foster (c) Arthur Barrett Herbert Chang Uton Dowe William Haye Cecil Lawson Desmond Lewis Samuel Morgan Renford Pinnock Basil Williams Lyndel Wright Joey Carew (c) Prince Bartholomew Charlie Davis Keith D'Heurieux Ronald Faria Sheldon Gomes Bernard Julien Raphick Jumadeen Deryck Murray Claude Phillip Pascall Roberts

Fixtures Semi-finals

Final

See also 1972–73 Shell Shield season

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