1974–75 Shell Shield season

The 1974–75 Shell Shield season was the ninth 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 14 March to 11 April 1975 (a much shorter duration than in previous seasons).

1974–75 Shell Shield season
Dates14 March – 11 April 1975
Administrator(s)WICB
Cricket formatFirst-class (four-day)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Champions Guyana (2nd title)
Participants5
Matches10
Most runsGuyana Roy Fredericks (545)
Most wicketsAntigua and Barbuda Andy Roberts (25)

Five teams contested the competition – Barbados, the Combined Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Owing to a high number of draws (only four of the ten matches were played to completion), three teams finished the round-robin undefeated. Of those, Guyana had the most points, thus claiming their second Shell Shield title. Guyanese batsman Roy Fredericks led the tournament in runs, while Combined Islands fast bowler Andy Roberts was the leading wicket-taker.

Points table

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Team Pld W L LWF DWF DLF Pts
  Guyana 4 2 0 0 0 2 28
  Combined Islands 4 1 0 0 2 1 26
  Jamaica 4 0 0 0 3 1 20
  Barbados 4 1 1 1 0 1 18
  Trinidad and Tobago 4 0 2 0 1 1 8
Source: CricketArchive
Key

Statistics

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Most runs

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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
Roy Fredericks   Guyana 545 7 109.00 250 1 3
Larry Gomes   Trinidad and Tobago 482 8 68.85 171* 1 4
Collis King   Barbados 431 8 71.83 103* 1 4
Viv Richards   Combined Islands 363 7 51.85 112 2 2
Lockhart Sebastien   Combined Islands 290 7 41.42 86 0 2

Most wickets

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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
Andy Roberts   Combined Islands 131.5 25 12.72 2 0 6/35
Sydney Matthews   Guyana 154.1 20 21.50 0 0 4/85
Keith Cameron   Guyana 163.0 20 24.75 1 0 7/91
Imtiaz Ali   Trinidad and Tobago 125.0 16 25.00 1 0 6/64
Vanburn Holder   Barbados 126.0 15 18.40 0 0 4/29

References

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  1. ^ Batting and fielding in Shell Shield 1974/75 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. ^ Bowling in Shell Shield 1974/75 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2016.