2000–01 Busta Cup


The 2000–01 Busta Cup was the 35th 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. It was played from 4 January to 19 February 2001.
Eight teams contested the competition, which was played as a round-robin. The six regular teams of West Indian domestic cricket were joined by a development team and an invited overseas team. Barbados and Guyana finished equal on points, but Barbados topped the table by winning more matches, claiming a 17th domestic first-class title. The Busta Cup was followed by a brief knockout competition called the Busta International Shield. It was played from 23 February to 5 March, featuring the top four teams from the Busta Cup, and was won by Jamaica.
Both the Busta Cup and the Busta International Shield were sponsored by S. M. Jaleel and Company, the manufacturers of the Busta soft drink brand. The tournament featured the largest amount of prize money ever offered for a West Indian regional competition. The overall winners of the Busta Cup and Busta International Shield won US$7,000 and $10,000, respectively, while teams playing England A could win $7,500 for a first innings lead and $15,000 for an outright win. Additionally, $50,000 was on offer to any player who either scored 1,000 runs or took 65 wickets, although that prize was unclaimed.

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
Carl Hooper7981099.7515942
Chris Gayle7211365.54208*23
Ian Ward England A6891268.9013533
Leon Garrick5921349.33200*14
Stuart Williams522958.0016021

Most wickets

The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
PlayerTeamOversWktsAve510BBI
Dinanath Ramnarine365.04118.58516/54
Neil McGarrell374.23026.03105/82
Kevin Darlington183.42619.11206/25
Kerry Jeremy210.02620.69106/46
Ricky Christopher213.52622.00205/32