The 2009–10
Regional Four Day Competition
The Regional Four Day Competition, formerly known as the Shell Shield, Red Stripe, Busta and Carib Beer Cup, is the West Indies's first-class cricket competition that's run by Cricket West Indies. In the 2013–2014 season the winner of the t ...
was the 44th domestic
first-class cricket
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tournament held in the
West Indies
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, it took place from 8 January 2010 – 1 March 2010.
Jamaica
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won the tournament after finishing top of the table with five wins from their six matches. It was their 3rd tournament win in succession and their 10th overall.
Devon Smith
Devon Sheldon Smith (born 21 October 1981 in Hermitage, Saint Patrick Parish, Grenada) is a former cricketer who featured as an opening or top order left-handed batsman. He played for the West Indies and for the Windward Islands in regional ...
of the
Windward Islands
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finished as the tournament's highest run-scorer, he made 546 runs at an average of 49.63, including two
centuries and a highest score of 193. The leading wicket-taker in the competition was
Imran Khan
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of
Trinidad and Tobago
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, he took 41 wickets at an average of 16.39 with best innings figures of 7/71.
Points table
Points allocation
Completed match
* Outright win - 12
* Loser if 1st Innings lead obtained - 4
* Loser if tie on 1st Innings - 3
* Loser if 1st Innings also lost - 0
* Tie - 8
Incomplete Match
* 1st Innings lead - 6
* 1st Innings loss - 3
* Tie on 1st innings - 4
Score Equal in a Drawn Match
* Team batting on the 4th innings - 8
* Team fielding on the 4th innings if that team has lead on 1st inning - 6
* If scores tied on 1st innings - 4
* If team has lost on 1st innings - 3
Abandoned Match
In the event of a match being abandoned without any play having taken place, or in the event of there being no 1st innings decision, three points each.
References
Domestic cricket competitions in 2009–10
2009–10 West Indian cricket season
Regional Four Day Competition seasons
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