1972–73 Banks Trophy

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.

1972–73 Banks Trophy
Dates13 – 15 April 1973
Administrator(s)WICB
Cricket formatList A (40 overs)
Tournament format(s)Knock-out
Host(s) Barbados
Champions Barbados (1st title)
Participants4
Matches played3
Most runs Clive Lloyd (101)
Most wickets Arthur Barrett
Garfield Sobers (4)

Four teams contested the tournament – Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago.[1] 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.[2] 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.[1] In the tournament final, Barbados narrowly defeated Guyana, winning by only nine runs.[3] 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.[4]

Teams
 Barbados  Guyana  Jamaica  Trinidad and Tobago

Fixtures

Semi-finals
13 April 1973
Scorecard
Guyana 
215 (34.5 overs)
v
 Jamaica
193/8 (36 overs)
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)
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
Barbados won by 9 runs
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
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See also

References
  1. Banks Trophy 1972/73 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  2. Windward Islands v Australians, Australia in West Indies 1972/73 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  3. Barbados v Guyana, Banks Trophy 1972/73 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  4. Records / Prudential World Cup, 1975 - West Indies / Batting and bowling averages – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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