| Dates | 21 January – 3 March 1972 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | WICB |
| Cricket format | First-class (four-day) |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Champions |  Barbados (3rd title) |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 10 |
| Most runs |  Maurice Foster (511) |
| Most wickets | Vanburn Holder (20) |
The 1971–72 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 21 January to 3 March 1972.
Five teams contested the competition – Barbados, the Combined Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados were undefeated, winning three of their four matches and drawing the other to claim a third title (and first since the 1966–67 season). Jamaican batsman Maurice Foster led the tournament in runs, while Barbadian fast bowler Vanburn Holder was the leading wicket-taker.
Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | LWF | DWF | DLF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbados | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
 Guyana | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
 Combined Islands | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
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Statistics
Most runs
The top five run-scorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by batting average.[1]
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Foster | Jamaica | 511 | 7 | 85.16 | 160 | 3 | 1 |
| Roy Fredericks | Guyana | 485 | 7 | 69.28 | 111 | 1 | 4 |
| Robin Bynoe | Barbados | 350 | 6 | 70.00 | 190 | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Davis | Trinidad and Tobago | 322 | 6 | 64.40 | 180* | 1 | 2 |
| Alvin Kallicharran | Guyana | 307 | 7 | 43.85 | 83 | 0 | 3 |
Most wickets
The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.[2]
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | 5 | 10 | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanburn Holder | Barbados | 138.1 | 20 | 13.60 | 1 | 1 | 7/44 |
| Bernard Julien | Trinidad and Tobago | 128.5 | 19 | 20.21 | 0 | 0 | 4/28 |
| Grayson Shillingford | Combined Islands | 106.3 | 17 | 20.64 | 1 | 0 | 6/49 |
| Raphick Jumadeen | Trinidad and Tobago | 120.5 | 15 | 19.13 | 2 | 0 | 6/31 |
| Prince Bartholomew | Trinidad and Tobago | 102.0 | 14 | 24.14 | 0 | 0 | 4/76 |
References
- ↑ Batting and fielding in Shell Shield 1971/72 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ Bowling in Shell Shield 1971/72 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.