The 2001–02 Busta Cup was the 36th 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). It was played from 25 January to 8 March 2002.
Dates | 25 January – 11 March 2002 |
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Administrator(s) | WICB |
Cricket format | First-class (four-day) |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Champions | Jamaica (6th title) |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 28 |
Most runs | Devon Smith (750) |
Most wickets | Mahendra Nagamootoo (41) |
Eight teams contested the competition, which was played as a round-robin. The six regular teams of West Indian domestic cricket (Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands) were joined by a development team (West Indies B) and an invited overseas team (Bangladesh A). Jamaica finished undefeated on the top of the table, claiming a sixth domestic first-class title.[1] The Busta Cup was followed by a brief knockout competition called the Busta International Shield. It was played from 15 March to 7 April, featuring the top four teams from the Busta Cup, and was won by Guyana.[2]
Points table
editTeam | Pld | W | L | LWF | DWF | DLF | Pts |
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Jamaica | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 |
Guyana | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
Leeward Islands | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 39 |
Barbados | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
Windward Islands | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
Bangladesh A | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
West Indies B | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
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Statistics
editMost runs
editThe 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 |
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Devon Smith | Windward Islands | 750 | 13 | 62.50 | 143 | 1 | 7 |
Stuart Williams | Leeward Islands | 722 | 13 | 72.20 | 195 | 2 | 4 |
Junior Murray | Windward Islands | 642 | 12 | 53.50 | 125 | 4 | 1 |
Imran Jan | Trinidad and Tobago | 528 | 14 | 40.61 | 110 | 1 | 4 |
Runako Morton | Leeward Islands | 516 | 10 | 64.50 | 104 | 2 | 4 |
Most wickets
editThe 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 |
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Mahendra Nagamootoo | Trinidad and Tobago | 334.0 | 41 | 20.19 | 2 | 1 | 6/61 |
Kerry Jeremy | Leeward Islands | 267.4 | 39 | 17.35 | 3 | 0 | 6/33 |
Adam Sanford | Leeward Islands | 285.1 | 37 | 24.24 | 1 | 0 | 5/80 |
Gareth Breese | Jamaica | 276.2 | 35 | 19.45 | 3 | 1 | 6/57 |
Marlon Black | Trinidad and Tobago | 248.1 | 33 | 23.15 | 1 | 0 | 5/76 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Busta Cup 2001/02, CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Guyana win Busta International Shield", ESPNcricinfo, 8 April 2002. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ Records / Busta Cup, 2001/02 / Most runs, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ Records / Busta Cup, 2001/02 / Most wickets, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2016.