1971–72 Shell Shield season
The 1971–72 Shell Shield season was the fifth edition of what is now the Regional Four Day Competition, the domestic first-class cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board. The tournament was sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell, with matches played from 21 January to 3 March 1972.
Five teams contested the competition – Barbados, the Combined Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados were undefeated, winning three of their four matches and drawing the other to claim a third title. Jamaican batsman Maurice Foster led the tournament in runs, while Barbadian fast bowler Vanburn Holder was the leading wicket-taker.Points table
;Key
- W – Outright win
- L – Outright loss
- LWF – Lost, but won first innings
- DWF – Drawn, but won first innings
- DLF – Drawn, but lost first innings
- Pts – Total points
Statistics
Most runs
The top five run-scorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by batting average.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
| Maurice Foster | | 511 | 7 | 85.16 | 160 | 3 | 1 |
| Roy Fredericks | | 485 | 7 | 69.28 | 111 | 1 | 4 |
| Robin Bynoe | | 350 | 6 | 70.00 | 190 | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie Davis | | 322 | 6 | 64.40 | 180* | 1 | 2 |
| Alvin Kallicharran | | 307 | 7 | 43.85 | 83 | 0 | 3 |
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 | 5 | 10 | BBI |
| Vanburn Holder | | 138.1 | 20 | 13.60 | 1 | 1 | 7/44 |
| Bernard Julien | | 128.5 | 19 | 20.21 | 0 | 0 | 4/28 |
| Grayson Shillingford | | 106.3 | 17 | 20.64 | 1 | 0 | 6/49 |
| Raphick Jumadeen | | 120.5 | 15 | 19.13 | 2 | 0 | 6/31 |
| Prince Bartholomew | | 102.0 | 14 | 24.14 | 0 | 0 | 4/76 |
