1968–69 Shell Shield season


The 1968–69 Shell Shield season was the third 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. The tournament was sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell, with matches played from 17 January to 6 March 1969.
Six teams contested the tournament – Barbados, British Guiana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands. The Leeward and Windward Islands both played fewer matches than the other teams, although the results from their matches still counted towards the title. Three teams – Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados – were undefeated, but Jamaica had more points than the other teams, thus winning their inaugural title. Barbadian batsman Robin Bynoe led the tournament in runs, while Guyanese pace bowler Philbert Blair was the leading wicket-taker.

Points table

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Most runs

The top five run-scorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by batting average.
PlayerTeamRunsInnsAvgHighest100s50s
Robin Bynoe421760.1411413
Renford Pinnock346669.2017521
Peter Lashley318745.429403
Maurice Foster302650.3313520
Joe Solomon281556.2016910

Most wickets

The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
PlayerTeamOversWktsAve510BBI
Philbert Blair149.02321.26205/60
Vanburn Holder134.01915.78003/14
George Rock124.11816.05106/18
Willie Rodriguez87.31714.17206/30
Lloyd Cornelius128.21732.94206/104