1965–66 Shell Shield season
The 1965–66 Shell Shield season was the inaugural 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 27 January to 14 March 1966.
| Dates | 27 January – 14 March 1966 |
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| Administrator(s) | WICB |
| Cricket format | First-class (four-day) |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
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| Participants | 5 |
| Matches played | 10 |
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Five teams contested the tournament – Barbados, British Guiana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and a Combined Islands team (drawn from the Leeward and Windward Islands). Each team played the others once, making for a total of ten matches. Barbados were undefeated during the competition, winning three matches and drawing the other to win the inaugural title. Jamaican batsman Easton McMorris and Barbadian bowler David Holford, led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively.
Teams
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Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | LWF | DWF | DLF | P |
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| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
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Fixtures
27–31 January 1966 Scorecard |
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283 (100.2 overs) |
250 (97 overs) | |
285/5d (95.5 overs) |
264/5 (91 overs) |
- Kenneth Barnett (Jam) made his first-class debut.
2–5 February 1966 Scorecard |
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334 (118.3 overs) |
236 (86.5 overs) | |
213/6 (92 overs) |
35/1 (12 overs) |
- Bruce Eligon (T&T) and Leonard Chambers (Jam) made their first-class debuts.
9–12 February 1966 Scorecard |
Combined Islands |
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141 (57.1 overs) |
396/5 (93.4 overs) | |
- No play was possible on the third and fourth days.
- Barbadian bowler Rawle Brancker took 6/39, the best figures of the competition.[1]
12–16 February 1966 Scorecard |
British Guiana |
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398/9 dec. (200.3 overs) |
192 (127 overs) | |
77/2 (47 overs) |
- Sydney Jackman (BG) and Eddie Aleong (T&T) made their first-class debuts.
18–22 February 1966 Scorecard |
British Guiana |
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227 (71.3 overs) |
559/9 dec. (189 overs) | |
317 (101.5 overs) |
- Tony Howard (Bar) made his first-class debut.
- Barbados made 559/9 in its only innings, the highest team score of the competition,[2] and the team's captain, Gary Sobers, made 204 runs, the highest individual score.[3]
25–28 February 1966 Scorecard |
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148 (55.1 overs) |
427 (110.2 overs) | |
171 (63.1 overs) |
25 February–1 March 1966 Scorecard |
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222 (87.2 overs) |
421/9 dec. (144.1 overs) | |
404/9 dec. (162.5 overs) |
27/0 (14 overs) |
4–8 March 1966 Scorecard |
Combined Islands |
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176 (86.4 overs) |
306 (107.4 overs) | |
251 (110 overs) |
122/4 (31 overs) |
- Burlin Saheed (BG) made his first-class debut.
5–8 March 1966 Scorecard |
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193 (78.5 overs) |
421/4 dec. (132 overs) | |
260 (96 overs) |
36/3 (10.2 overs) |
- Altemont Wellington (Jam) made his first-class debut.
Statistics
Most runs
The top five run-scorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by batting average.[5]
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
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| Easton McMorris | | 553 | 8 | 92.16 | 190 | 3 | 0 |
| Peter Lashley | | 387 | 4 | 129.00 | 121* | 2 | 2 |
| Seymour Nurse | | 364 | 4 | 91.00 | 153 | 2 | 1 |
| Clive Lloyd | | 344 | 5 | 86.00 | 194 | 2 | 0 |
| Irvine Shillingford | | 308 | 7 | 51.33 | 113* | 1 | 2 |
Most wickets
The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.[6]
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | 5 | 10 | BBI |
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| David Holford | | 152.3 | 18 | 21.44 | 0 | 0 | 4/51 |
| Charlie Griffith | | 75.5 | 15 | 13.73 | 0 | 0 | 4/41 |
| Gary Sobers | | 94.3 | 14 | 20.57 | 1 | 0 | 6/56 |
| Edgar Gilbert | | 129.3 | 13 | 26.07 | 0 | 0 | 3/12 |
| Willie Rodriguez | | 104.3 | 12 | 27.25 | 1 | 0 | 5/71 |
References
- Shell Shield 1965/66 – five wicket in an innings – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- Shell Shield 1965/66 – highest team totals – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- Shell Shield 1965/66 – centuries – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- Shell Shield 1965/66 – lowest team totals – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- Batting and fielding in Shell Shield 1965/66 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- Bowling in Shell Shield 1965/66 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
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