The 1997–98 Red Stripe Bowl was the 24th edition of what is now the Regional Super50, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). It ran from 4 to 20 October 1997, and was the first edition to bear that name.
| Dates | 4 – 20 October 1997 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | WICB |
| Cricket format | List A (50 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage, finals |
| Champions |  Leeward Islands (6th title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 19 |
| Most runs |  Keith Arthurton (408) |
| Most wickets |  Kenny Benjamin (11) |
Eight teams contested the competition – the six regular teams of West Indian domestic cricket (Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands), plus two invited international teams from the ICC Americas region (Bermuda and Canada). All matches at the tournament were played either in Guyana or Jamaica, with the semi-finals and final played in the latter, in Discovery Bay.[1] The Leeward Islands eventually defeated Guyana in the final to win their sixth domestic one-day title (and fourth in six seasons).[2] Two Leeward Islands players, Keith Arthurton and Kenny Benjamin, led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively.[3][4]
Squads
editGroup stage
editZone A
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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 Jamaica |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +1.445 |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.203 |
 Windward Islands |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +0.924 |
 Bermuda |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3.209 |
5 October 1997
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- Clay Smith scored 100 not out, the first List A century by a Bermudian.[5]
- Dawnley Joseph scored 153 not out for the Windward Islands, setting a new record for the highest score in West Indian List A cricket.[6]
8 October 1997
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- Trinidad and Tobago's target was 139 runs in 45 overs. The team's target was determined used the "parabola" method, rather than the now-standard Duckworth–Lewis method.
Zone B
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Pts | NRR |
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 Guyana |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.879 |
| Leeward Islands |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.471 |
 Barbados |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.109 |
 Canada |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.508 |
9 October 1997
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- Muneeb Diwan scored 130 not out, the first List A century by a Canadian.[7]
Finals
editQuarter-finals
edit 11 October 1997
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- Jamaica proceeded to the semi-finals based on a higher group-stage position.
11 October 1997
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- Trinidad and Tobago proceeded to the semi-finals based on a higher group-stage position.
Semi-finals
editFinal
editStatistics
editMost runs
editThe top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Arthurton | Leeward Islands |
408 | 6 | 136.00 | 103* | 2 | 3 |
| Clayton Lambert | Guyana |
398 | 6 | 79.60 | 151 | 1 | 2 |
| Dawnley Joseph | Windward Islands |
283 | 3 | 141.50 | 153* | 1 | 2 |
| Sylvester Joseph | Leeward Islands |
277 | 6 | 69.25 | 84* | 0 | 3 |
| Stuart Williams | Leeward Islands |
229 | 6 | 38.16 | 76 | 0 | 2 |
Source: CricketArchive
Most wickets
editThe top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Benjamin | Leeward Islands |
49.0 | 11 | 18.90 | 26.72 | 4.24 | 3/30 |
| Laurie Williams | Jamaica |
45.0 | 9 | 16.66 | 30.00 | 3.33 | 6/19 |
| Ronald Powell | Leeward Islands |
60.0 | 9 | 27.11 | 40.00 | 4.06 | 4/27 |
| Mahendra Nagamootoo | Guyana |
57.4 | 9 | 28.55 | 38.44 | 4.45 | 3/56 |
| Keith Arthurton | Leeward Islands |
40.0 | 8 | 26.12 | 30.00 | 5.22 | 4/43 |
Source: CricketArchive
References
edit- ^ Red Stripe Bowl 1997/98 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Guyana v Leeward Islands, Red Stripe Bowl 1997/98 (Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ Batting and fielding in Red Stripe Bowl 1997/98 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Bowling in Red Stripe Bowl 1997/98 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Most runs in an innings for Bermuda – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ Individual scores of 150 or more in an innings in West Indies – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Most runs in an innings for Canada – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2016.