The 1970–71 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 22 January to 23 April 1971.
Five teams contested the competition – Barbados, the Combined Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica both won two and drew two of their four matches, but Trinidad and Tobago finished with more points, winning a second consecutive title. Trinidadian batsman Joey Carew led the tournament in runs for a second consecutive season, while Jamaican fast bowler Uton Dowe was the leading wicket-taker.
Points table Team 4 2 0 1 1 32 4 2 0 0 2 28 4 1 2 1 0 18 4 0 1 2 1 14 4 1 3 0 0 12 Source: CricketArchive
Key
Pld – Matches played 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) 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 1970/71 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Joey Carew 347 7 57.83 91 0 3 Maurice Foster 334 6 55.66 146 1 2 Richard de Souza 325 7 81.25 95 0 4 Lawrence Rowe 312 6 52.00 114 1 1 Robin Bynoe 275 6 55.00 72 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 1970/71 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
Player Team Overs Wkts Ave 5 10 BBI Uton Dowe 130.0 24 15.75 3 0 7/19 Jack Noreiga 143.0 19 16.47 2 1 6/67 Arthur Barrett 165.1 17 30.64 1 0 5/96 David Holford 91.2 15 18.46 1 0 5/99 Grayson Shillingford 94.0 14 20.78 1 0 6/77
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