The 1972–73 Shell Shield season was the seventh 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 6 January to 1 March 1973.
Five teams contested the competition – Barbados, the Combined Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago were both undefeated, either winning or drawing all of their games, but Guyana finished with more points, claiming their maiden title. Jamaican batsman Maurice Foster led the tournament in runs for a second consecutive season, while Guyanese off-spinner Lance Gibbs was the leading wicket-taker.
Points table Team 4 2 0 1 1 32 4 1 0 1 2 22 4 1 1 1 1 20 4 1 2 0 1 14 4 0 2 2 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 1972/73 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Maurice Foster 522 7 104.40 145* 3 1 Steve Camacho 425 6 70.83 144 1 4 Peter Lashley 381 6 76.20 144* 1 2 Roy Fredericks 339 4 113.00 118 1 3 Geoff Greenidge 308 6 51.33 99 0 4
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 1972/73 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
Player Team Overs Wkts Ave 5 10 BBI Lance Gibbs 182.3 22 16.13 2 2 6/39 Elquemedo Willett 208.2 18 23.77 1 0 6/40 Uton Dowe 116.0 16 20.25 0 0 4/66 Raphick Jumadeen 195.5 15 32.93 1 0 6/60 Norbert Phillip 112.3 13 25.92 0 0 4/34
See also 1972–73 Banks Trophy
References