The 2016–17 Regional Super50 was the 43rd edition of the

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, the domestic

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competition for the countries of the

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(WICB). The tournament was held in

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. Ten teams participated in the competition – the six regular teams of West Indian domestic cricket (

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, the

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, and the

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), two development teams ( Combined Campuses and Colleges and

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), the

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and the English side

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. Kent accepted an invitation from the WICB to play in the tournament, the first time that any English county side had competed in an overseas domestic tournament.'Matt Walker's Kent embark on a winter Caribbean odyssey', ''

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'', February 2017.
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) The invitation was partly due to the influence of former

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captain

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who, until September 2016, had been Head Coach of the county. Following the conclusion of the group stage, Trinidad & Tobago and the Leeward Islands progressed to the semi-finals from Group A, while Barbados and Jamaica progressed from Group B. In the first semi-final, Jamaica beat Trinidad & Tobago by 292 runs, after they made 434 for 4, the highest total in the history of the Regional Super50. In the second semi-final, Barbados beat the Leeward Islands by 110 runs, to make their second successive appearance in the final of the Regional Super50. Barbados won the final, beating Jamaica by 59 runs.

Squads

In December 2016, Steven Taylor was named in the ICC Americas' squad. However, in January 2017 he moved to Jamaica's team for the tournament. Akeem Dodson was later named as Taylor's replacement. Fahad Babar left the ICC Americas squad midway through the competition because of immigration worries, following the

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issued by

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Points tables

In the group stage of the tournament four points were awarded for each match a team won, with two points awarded to both teams if a match ends in a tie or if there is no result declared. A bonus point was awarded to a team if they won a match with a

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of 1.25 that of the opposition team.

Group A

Group B

The top two teams from each group qualified for the playoff stage of the tournament.

Fixtures

Group A

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Group B

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Finals

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References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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Regional Super50 seasons