1968–69 Shell Shield season

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1968–69 Shell Shield season
Dates17 January – 6 March 1969
Administrator(s)WICB
Cricket formatFirst-class (four-day)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Champions Jamaica (1st title)
Participants6
Matches10
Most runsBarbados Robin Bynoe (421)
Most wicketsGuyana Philbert Blair (23)

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 Pld W L DWF DLF DNC Pts
 Jamaica 4 1 0 2 0 1 24
 Trinidad and Tobago 4 1 0 1 2 0 22
 Barbados 4 1 0 0 3 0 18
 Guyana 4 0 2 2 0 0 12
 Leeward Islands 2 1 1 0 0 0 12
 Windward Islands 2 0 1 0 0 1 0
Source: CricketArchive
Key

Statistics[]

Most runs[]

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
Robin Bynoe  Barbados 421 7 60.14 114 1 3
Renford Pinnock  Jamaica 346 6 69.20 175 2 1
Peter Lashley  Barbados 318 7 45.42 94 0 3
Maurice Foster  Jamaica 302 6 50.33 135 2 0
Joe Solomon  Guyana 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.[2]

Player Team Overs Wkts Ave 5 10 BBI
Philbert Blair  Guyana 149.0 23 21.26 2 0 5/60
Vanburn Holder  Barbados 134.0 19 15.78 0 0 3/14
George Rock  Barbados 124.1 18 16.05 1 0 6/18
Willie Rodriguez  Trinidad and Tobago 87.3 17 14.17 2 0 6/30
Lloyd Cornelius  Guyana 128.2 17 32.94 2 0 6/104

References[]

  1. ^ Batting and fielding in Shell Shield 1968/69 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. ^ Bowling in Shell Shield 1968/69 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
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