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1970–71 Shell Shield season

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Administrator(s)
  
WICB

Tournament format(s)
  
Round-robin

Cricket format
  
First-class (four-day)

Participants
  
5

Dates
  
22 January – 23 April 1971

Champions
  
Trinidad and Tobago (2nd title)

The 1970–71 Shell Shield season was the fifth 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 22 January to 23 April 1971.

Contents

Five teams contested the competition – Barbados, the Combined Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica both won two and drew two of their four matches, but Trinidad and Tobago finished with more points, winning a second consecutive title. Trinidadian batsman Joey Carew led the tournament in runs for a second consecutive season, while Jamaican fast bowler Uton Dowe was the leading wicket-taker.

Points table

Key

Most runs

The top five run-scorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by batting average.

Most wickets

The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

References

1970–71 Shell Shield season Wikipedia