The 1998–99 Red Stripe Bowl was the 25th season 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 cricket team, West Indies. It was previously known as the KFC Cup until the fast food chain p ...
, the domestic
limited-overs cricket
Limited overs cricket, also known as white ball cricket, is a version of the sport of cricket in which a match is generally completed within one day. There are a number of formats, including List A cricket (8-hour games), Twenty20 cricket (3-h ...
competition for the countries of the
West Indies Cricket Board
Cricket West Indies (CWI) is the governing body for cricket in the West Indies (a sporting confederation of over a dozen mainly Commonwealth Caribbean, English-speaking Caribbean countries and dependencies that once formed the British West Ind ...
(WICB). It ran from 6 to 19 October 1998.
Eight teams contested the competition – the six regular teams of West Indian domestic cricket (
Barbados
Barbados, officially the Republic of Barbados, is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies and the easternmost island of the Caribbean region. It lies on the boundary of the South American ...
,
Guyana
Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic British West Indies. entry "Guyana" Georgetown, Guyana, Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the co ...
,
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...
, the
Leeward Islands
The Leeward Islands () are a group of islands situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean. Starting with the Virgin Islands east of Puerto Rico, they extend southeast to Guadeloupe and its dependencies. In Engl ...
,
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i ...
, and the
Windward Islands
The Windward Islands are the southern, generally larger islands of the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean islands or the West Indies. Located approximately between latitudes 10° and 16° N and longitudes 60° and 62° W, they extend from D ...
), plus two invited international teams from the
ICC Americas
The ICC Americas is the International Cricket Council region responsible for administration of the sport of cricket in the Americas. It is a subordinate body to the International Cricket Council (ICC). The organisation currently has 17 members, ...
region (
Bermuda
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Bermuda is an ...
and the
United States
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). All matches at the tournament were held in either Guyana or Jamaica, with the semi-finals and final held in the latter country, in
Discovery Bay
Discovery Bay is a picturesque residential community located on Lantau Island.
The 2021 census recorded a population of 19,336 residents in DB, with 55% of them being non-Chinese. DB is home to a significant community compared of expatriates ...
. Guyana and the Leeward Islands eventually progressed to the final, with Guyana winning by 52 runs to claim their sixth domestic one-day title. Guyanese batsman
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Shivnarine "Shiv" Chanderpaul (Guyanese Hindustani, Guyanese-Hindustani: शिवनारायण चंद्रपॉल) Orders, decorations, and medals of Guyana#The Cacique's Crown of Honour, CCH (born 16 August 1974) is a Guyanese peopl ...
led the tournament in runs, while
Dinanath Ramnarine of Trinidad and Tobago and
Anthony Lake
William Anthony Kirsopp Lake (born April 2, 1939) is an American diplomat and political advisor who served as the 17th United States National Security Advisor from 1993 to 1997 and as the sixth Executive Director of UNICEF from 2010 to 2017.
...
of the Leeward Islands were the joint leading wicket-takers.
Bowling in Red Stripe Bowl 1998/99 (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 bowling average
In cricket, a player's bowling average is the number of runs they have conceded per wicket taken. The lower the bowling average is, the better the bowler is performing. It is one of a number of statistics used to compare bowlers, commonly use ...
.
Source
CricketArchive
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:1998-99 Red Stripe Bowl
1999 in West Indian cricket
West Indian cricket seasons from 1970–71 to 1999–2000
Regional Super50 seasons
Domestic cricket competitions in 1998–99