The 2002–03 Red Stripe Bowl was the 29th edition of what is now the

Regional Super50 The Super50 Cup, currently named the CG Insurance Super50 Cup for sponsorship purposes is the domestic one-day cricket competition in the West Indies. It was previously known as the KFC Cup until the fast food chain pulled out of sponsorship in ...

, the domestic

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competition for the countries of the

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(WICB). It ran from 14 August to 1 September 2002, with matches played in

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and

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. Ten teams contested the competition, including several first-time participants. For a second consecutive season, the

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and

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teams were each broken up into two teams –

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and

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entered separate teams, with players from the remaining countries playing for "Rest of Leeward Islands" and "Rest of Windward Islands" teams. A University of the West Indies team entered for the first time, while

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were invited as a guest team. The semi-finals and final of the competition were all held in

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, with Barbados eventually defeating Jamaica in the final to win their fifth domestic one-day title (and first since the 1987–88 season). Barbadian batsman

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led the tournament in runs, while Merv Dillon of Trinidad and Tobago and

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of Jamaica were the equal leading wicket-takers.Bowling in Red Stripe Bowl 2002/03 (ordered by wickets)
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

Squads

Group stage

Zone A

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Zone B

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Finals

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Most runs

The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table. Source

Most wickets

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

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. Source
CricketArchive

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2002-03 Red Stripe Bowl 2002 in West Indian cricket West Indian cricket seasons from 2000–01 Regional Super50 seasons Domestic cricket competitions in 2002–03