The 1968–69 Shell Shield season was the third edition of what is now the

Regional Four Day Competition The Regional Four Day Competition, formerly known as Shell Shield and Carib Beer Cup, is the First Class Cricket, first-class cricket competition in the West Indian cricket team, West Indies. It is administered by the Cricket West Indies. In t ...

, the domestic

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competition for the countries of the

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(WICB). The tournament was sponsored by

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, with matches played from 17 January to 6 March 1969. Six teams contested the tournament –

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, the

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, and the

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. 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 (either winning or drawing all their matches), but Jamaica had more points than the other teams, thus winning their inaugural title. Barbadian batsman

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led the tournament in runs, while Guyanese pace bowler

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was the leading wicket-taker.

Points table

;Key * W – Outright win (12 points) * L – Outright loss (0 points) * DWF – Drawn, but won first innings (6 points) * DLF – Drawn, but lost first innings (2 points) * DNC – Drawn, with both first innings not completed (0 points) * P – Total points

Statistics

Most runs

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

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Most wickets

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

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.Bowling in Shell Shield 1968/69
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:1968-69 Shell Shield season West Indian cricket seasons from 1945–46 to 1969–70 1969 in West Indian cricket Regional Four Day Competition seasons Domestic cricket competitions in 1968–69