1965–66 Shell Shield season

1965–66 Shell Shield season
Dates 27 January – 14 March 1966
Administrator(s) WICB
Cricket format First-class (four-day)
Tournament format(s) Round-robin
Champions  Barbados (1st title)
Participants 5
Matches played 10
Most runs Jamaica Easton McMorris (553)
Most wickets Barbados David Holford (18)

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.

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

 Barbados  British Guiana  Combined Islands  Jamaica  Trinidad and Tobago

Points table

Team Pld W L LWF DWF DLF P
 Barbados 4 3 0 0 1 0 42
 British Guiana 4 1 1 0 2 0 24
 Combined Islands 4 1 1 0 0 2 16
 Trinidad and Tobago 4 0 1 1 1 1 12
 Jamaica 4 0 1 0 1 2 10
Source: CricketArchive
Key

  • W – Outright win (12 points)
  • L – Outright loss (0 points)
  • LWF – Loss, but won first innings (4 points)
  • DWF – Drawn, but won first innings (6 points)
  • DLF – Drawn, and lost first innings (2 points)
  • P – Overall points

Fixtures

27–31 January 1966
Scorecard
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283 (100.2 overs)
250 (97 overs)
285/5 dec. (95.5 overs)
264/5 (91 overs)
  • Kenneth Barnett (Jam) made his first-class debut.
2–5 February 1966
Scorecard
v
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
v
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 [[File:{{{flag alias-1954}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]]
v
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 [[File:{{{flag alias-1954}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]]
v
227 (71.3 overs)
559/9 dec. (189 overs)
317 (101.5 overs)
Barbados won by an innings and 15 runs
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
  • 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
v
148 (55.1 overs)
427 (110.2 overs)
171 (63.1 overs)
Barbados won by an innings and 108 runs
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
25 February–1 March 1966
Scorecard
v
222 (87.2 overs)
421/9 dec. (144.1 overs)
404/9 dec. (162.5 overs)
27/0 (14 overs)
Match drawn
Sabina Park, Kingston
4–8 March 1966
Scorecard
v
176 (86.4 overs)
306 (107.4 overs)
251 (110 overs)
122/4 (31 overs)
British Guiana won by 6 wickets
Warner Park, Basseterre
  • Burlin Saheed (BG) made his first-class debut.
5–8 March 1966
Scorecard
v
193 (78.5 overs)
421/4 dec. (132 overs)
260 (96 overs)
36/3 (10.2 overs)
Barbados won by 7 wickets
Sabina Park, Kingston
  • Altemont Wellington (Jam) made his first-class debut.
11–14 March 1966
Scorecard
v
266 (73.2 overs)
295 (79.1 overs)
145 (65 overs)
85 (36.3 overs)
Combined Islands won by 31 runs
Victoria Park, Castries
  • Trinidad and Tobago's second-innings total was the lowest of the competition.[4]

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
Easton McMorris  Jamaica 553 8 92.16 190 3 0
Peter Lashley  Barbados 387 4 129.00 121* 2 2
Seymour Nurse  Barbados 364 4 91.00 153 2 1
Clive Lloyd  British Guiana 344 5 86.00 194 2 0
Irvine Shillingford  Combined Islands 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
David Holford  Barbados 152.3 18 21.44 0 0 4/51
Charlie Griffith  Barbados 75.5 15 13.73 0 0 4/41
Gary Sobers  Barbados 94.3 14 20.57 1 0 6/56
Edgar Gilbert  Combined Islands 129.3 13 26.07 0 0 3/12
Willie Rodriguez  Trinidad and Tobago 104.3 12 27.25 1 0 5/71

References

  1. ↑ Shell Shield 1965/66 – five wicket in an innings – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Shell Shield 1965/66 – highest team totals – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Shell Shield 1965/66 – centuries – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Shell Shield 1965/66 – lowest team totals – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Batting and fielding in Shell Shield 1965/66 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Bowling in Shell Shield 1965/66 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
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