Administrator(s) WICB Tournament format(s) Round-robin Participants 5 | Cricket format First-class (four-day) Champions Barbados (4th title) | |
Dates 5 January – 28 February 1974 | ||
The 1973–74 Shell Shield season was the eighth 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 5 January to 28 February 1974.
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Five teams contested the competition – Barbados, the Combined Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados were undefeated, winning two matches and drawing two to claim a fourth title. Jamaican batsman Maurice Foster led the tournament in runs for a third consecutive season, while Trinidadian chinaman bowler Inshan Ali was the leading wicket-taker.
Points table
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.