1997–98 Red Stripe Bowl
The 1997–98 Red Stripe Bowl was the 24th 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 ran from 4 to 20 October 1997, and was the first edition to bear that name.
| Dates | 4 – 20 October 1997 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | WICB |
| Cricket format | List A (50 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage, finals |
| Champions |  |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches played | 19 |
| Most runs |  |
| Most wickets |  |
Eight teams contested the competition – the six regular teams of West Indian domestic cricket (Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands), plus two invited international teams from the ICC Americas region (Bermuda and Canada). All matches at the tournament were played either in Guyana or Jamaica, with the semi-finals and final played in the latter, in Discovery Bay.[1] The Leeward Islands eventually defeated Guyana in the final to win their sixth domestic one-day title (and fourth in six seasons).[2] Two Leeward Islands players, Keith Arthurton and Kenny Benjamin, led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively.[3][4]
Squads
Group stage
Zone A
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +1.445 |
 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.203 |
 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +0.924 |
 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3.209 |
5 October 1997 Scorecard |
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- Clay Smith scored 100 not out, the first List A century by a Bermudian.[5]
- Dawnley Joseph scored 153 not out for the Windward Islands, setting a new record for the highest score in West Indian List A cricket.[6]
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- Trinidad and Tobago's target was 139 runs in 45 overs. The team's target was determined used the "parabola" method, rather than the now-standard Duckworth–Lewis method.
Zone B
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Pts | NRR |
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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.879 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.471 |
 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.109 |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.508 |
9 October 1997 Scorecard |
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- Muneeb Diwan scored 130 not out, the first List A century by a Canadian.[7]
Finals
Quarter-finals
11 October 1997 Scorecard |
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- Jamaica proceeded to the semi-finals based on a higher group-stage position.
11 October 1997 Scorecard |
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- Trinidad and Tobago proceeded to the semi-finals based on a higher group-stage position.
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Most runs
The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Arthurton | | 408 | 6 | 136.00 | 103* | 2 | 3 |
| Clayton Lambert | | 398 | 6 | 79.60 | 151 | 1 | 2 |
| Dawnley Joseph | | 283 | 3 | 141.50 | 153* | 1 | 2 |
| Sylvester Joseph | | 277 | 6 | 69.25 | 84* | 0 | 3 |
| Stuart Williams | | 229 | 6 | 38.16 | 76 | 0 | 2 |
Source: CricketArchive
Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Benjamin | | 49.0 | 11 | 18.90 | 26.72 | 4.24 | 3/30 |
| Laurie Williams | | 45.0 | 9 | 16.66 | 30.00 | 3.33 | 6/19 |
| Ronald Powell | | 60.0 | 9 | 27.11 | 40.00 | 4.06 | 4/27 |
| Mahendra Nagamootoo | | 57.4 | 9 | 28.55 | 38.44 | 4.45 | 3/56 |
| Keith Arthurton | | 40.0 | 8 | 26.12 | 30.00 | 5.22 | 4/43 |
Source: CricketArchive
References
- Red Stripe Bowl 1997/98 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- Guyana v Leeward Islands, Red Stripe Bowl 1997/98 (Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- Batting and fielding in Red Stripe Bowl 1997/98 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- Bowling in Red Stripe Bowl 1997/98 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- Most runs in an innings for Bermuda – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- Individual scores of 150 or more in an innings in West Indies – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- Most runs in an innings for Canada – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2016.