The 1968–69 Shell Shield season was the third 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 17 January to 6 March 1969.
Six teams contested the tournament – Barbados, British Guiana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands. The Leeward and Windward Islands both played fewer matches than the other teams, although the results from their matches still counted towards the title. Three teams – Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados – were undefeated (either winning or drawing all their matches), but Jamaica had more points than the other teams, thus winning their inaugural title. Barbadian batsman Robin Bynoe led the tournament in runs, while Guyanese pace bowler Philbert Blair was the leading wicket-taker.
Points table Team 4 1 0 2 0 1 24 4 1 0 1 2 0 22 4 1 0 0 3 0 18 4 0 2 2 0 0 12 2 1 1 0 0 0 12 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 Source: CricketArchive
Key
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) DNC – Drawn, with both first innings not completed (0 points) P – 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 1968/69 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Robin Bynoe 421 7 60.14 114 1 3 Renford Pinnock 346 6 69.20 175 2 1 Peter Lashley 318 7 45.42 94 0 3 Maurice Foster 302 6 50.33 135 2 0 Joe Solomon 281 5 56.20 169 1 0
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 1968/69 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
Player Team Overs Wkts Ave 5 10 BBI Philbert Blair 149.0 23 21.26 2 0 5/60 Vanburn Holder 134.0 19 15.78 0 0 3/14 George Rock 124.1 18 16.05 1 0 6/18 Willie Rodriguez 87.3 17 14.17 2 0 6/30 Lloyd Cornelius 128.2 17 32.94 2 0 6/104
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