1966–67 Shell Shield season

1966–67 Shell Shield season
Dates8 February – 3 April 1967
Administrator(s)WICB
Cricket formatFirst-class (four-day)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Champions Barbados (2nd title)
Participants5
Matches10
Most runsBarbados Peter Lashley (510)
Most wicketsBarbados Rawle Brancker
Jamaica Rudolph Cohen (15)

The 1966–67 Shell Shield season was the second 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 8 February to 3 April 1967.

Six teams contested the tournament – Barbados, British Guiana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands. However, the Leeward and Windward Islands both played fewer matches than the other teams, and the results from their matches did not count towards the title. For a second season running, Barbados were undefeated, winning three matches and drawing the other to claim a second consecutive title. Barbadian batsman Peter Lashley led the tournament in runs, while his teammate Rawle Brancker and Jamaican bowler Rudolph Cohen led the tournament in wickets.

Teams

 Barbados  Guyana  Jamaica
 Leeward Islands  Trinidad and Tobago  Windward Islands

Points table

Team Pld W L LWF DWF DLF P
 Barbados 4 3 0 0 0 1 26
 Guyana 4 1 0 0 2 1 14
 Trinidad and Tobago 4 1 1 0 1 1 8
 Jamaica 4 1 1 0 1 1 8
 Leeward Islands 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
 Windward Islands 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
Source: CricketArchive
Key

Fixtures

8–11 February 1967
Scorecard
v
330/8 dec. (159 overs)
268 (112.3 overs)
155/6 (58 overs)
Match drawn
Sabina Park, Kingston

9–11 February 1967
Scorecard
v
159 (65 overs)
406/6 dec. (96.2 overs)
171 (50.5 overs)
Barbados won by an innings and 76 runs
Warner Park, Basseterre

16–18 February 1967
Scorecard
v
125 (50.4 overs)
359 (105 overs)
125 (60.5 overs)
Trinidad and Tobago won by an innings and 109 runs
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain

22–25 February 1967
Scorecard
v
149 (45.1 overs)
135 (42.2 overs)
337 (103.5 overs)
292 (99 overs)
Barbados won by 59 runs
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain

28 February – 3 March 1967
Scorecard
v
641/5 dec. (165.5 overs)
552 (192.4 overs)
244/5 (64 overs)
Match drawn
Bourda, Georgetown

15–18 March 1967
Scorecard
v
259 (73.5 overs)
176 (71.5 overs)
254/8 dec. (72 overs)
107 (44.5 overs)
Guyana won by 230 runs
Queen's Park, St. George's

16–20 March 1967
Scorecard
v
205 (64.3 overs)
213 (80.4 overs)
309/9 dec. (108 overs)
303/3 (107.2 overs)
Jamaica won by 7 wickets
Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's

22–27 March 1967
Scorecard
v
521/8 (142.3 overs)
361 (125.2 overs)
160/4 (27.4 overs)
226 (75.5 overs)
Barbados won by 94 runs
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
  • Barbados' Geoff Greenidge took 7/124 in Jamaica's first innings, the best bowling figures of the tournament.[1]

22–27 March 1967
Scorecard
v
422/5 dec. (94.3 overs)
190 (61.3 overs)
164/4 (67 overs)
Match drawn
Bourda, Georgetown

30 March – 3 April 1967
Scorecard
v
450 (113.2 overs)
538 (160.2 overs)
300/5 dec. (72 overs)
69/6 (39 overs)
Match drawn
Bourda, Georgetown
  • Jamaica's Easton McMorris scored 218 in the first innings, the highest individual score of the tournament.[2]

Statistics

Most runs

The top five run-scorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by batting average.[3]

Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s
Peter Lashley  Barbados 510 5 102.00 204 2 2
Basil Butcher  Guyana 505 6 126.25 183* 3 0
Roy Fredericks  Guyana 499 7 83.16 128* 3 0
Rohan Kanhai  Guyana 459 6 91.80 164 2 1
Garfield Sobers  Barbados 389 6 77.80 165 1 1

Most wickets

The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.[4]

Player Team Overs Wkts Ave 5 10 BBI
Rawle Brancker  Barbados 149.4 15 26.53 0 0 4/53
Rudolph Cohen  Jamaica 137.4 15 31.86 0 0 4/41
Kaleb Laurent  Windward Islands 90.0 13 20.30 2 1 6/76
Tony Howard  Barbados 120.5 13 21.92 1 0 5/46
Randolph Ramnarace  Guyana 109.0 13 28.92 0 0 4/39

References

  1. ^ Shell Shield 1966/67 – five wickets in an innings – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  2. ^ Shell Shield 1966/67 – centuries – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  3. ^ Batting and fielding in Shell Shield 1966/67 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  4. ^ Bowling in Shell Shield 1966/67 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2015.