Cricket tournament
Dates | 13 – 15 April 1973 |
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Administrator(s) | WICB |
Cricket format | List A (40 overs) |
Tournament format(s) | Knock-out |
Host(s) | Barbados |
Champions | Barbados (1st title) |
Participants | 4 |
Matches | 3 |
Most runs | Clive Lloyd (101) |
Most wickets | Arthur Barrett Garfield Sobers (4) |
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The 1972–73 Banks Trophy was the inaugural edition of what is now the Regional Super50, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). It was the only season of the competition to carry that name.
Four teams contested the tournament – Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. The Combined Islands, the only other team in West Indian domestic cricket at the time, did not participate, as the Windward Islands were playing a multi-day fixture against the touring Australians at the same time. The Banks Trophy was played as a knock-out tournament over a single weekend, from 13 to 15 April 1973. All matches were played at Kensington Oval, in Bridgetown, Barbados, and had a duration of 40 overs. In the tournament final, Barbados narrowly defeated Guyana, winning by only nine runs. A number of players in the Banks Trophy went on to play a key role in the West Indian team that won the inaugural World Cup in 1975.
Teams
Barbados | Guyana | Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Fixtures
Semi-finals
13 April 1973 Scorecard |
Guyana 215 (34.5 overs) |
v | Jamaica 193/8 (36 overs) |
Clive Lloyd 71 Arthur Barret 4/30 |
Desmond Lewis 53 Joe Solomon 1/9 |
Guyana won by 22 runs Kensington Oval, Bridgetown |
- The match was reduced to 36 overs per side before the start of play.
14 April 1973 Scorecard |
Barbados 239/7 (40 overs) |
v | Trinidad and Tobago 175 (39.5 overs) |
Keith Boyce 80 Bernard Julien 2/31 |
Sheldon Gomes 46 Garfield Sobers 2/16 |
Barbados won by 64 runs Kensington Oval, Bridgetown |
Final
15 April 1973 Scorecard |
Barbados 201 (38.3 overs) |
v | Guyana 192 (38.4 overs) |
Geoff Greenidge 48 Chimwala Munilall 3/27 |
Rohan Kanhai 82 Vanburn Holder 2/23 |
Barbados won by 9 runs Kensington Oval, Bridgetown |
See also
References
- ^ Banks Trophy 1972/73 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- Windward Islands v Australians, Australia in West Indies 1972/73 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- Barbados v Guyana, Banks Trophy 1972/73 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- Records / Prudential World Cup, 1975 - West Indies / Batting and bowling averages – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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