Regional Four Day competition - wikipedia Regional Four Day competition For the most recent season of the competition, see 2017 -- 18 Regional Four Day Competition. Regional Four Day Competition Countries West Indies Administrator West Indies Cricket Board Format First Class ( 4 - day ) First tournament 1965 -- 66 Tournament format Round Robin, Semi-finals Number of teams 8 Current champion Guyana Most successful Barbados -- 20 titles ( plus 1 shared ) Most runs Gordon Greenidge ( Barbados ) - 9956 Most wickets Courtney Walsh ( Jamaica - 419 2017 -- 18 Regional Four Day Competition The Regional Four Day Competition, formerly known as Shell Shield and Carib Beer Cup, is the first class cricket competition in the West Indies, it is administered by the West Indies Cricket Board. In the 2013 - 2014 season the winner of the tournament was awarded the WICB President 's Trophy while the winners of the knockout competition were awarded the George Headley / Everton Weekes trophy. In a few previous seasons the winners of the tournament were awarded the Headley / Weekes trophy. From the 2017 - 18, the Competition has been sponsored by Digicel and is known as the Digicel Four Day Championship. The competition is contested between seven Caribbean teams and, on occasion, touring sides from other countries. Four of the Caribbean teams, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, come from individual countries while two teams, the Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands, which previously competed together as the Combined Islands, are each from multiple countries and territories. Beginning with the 2007 -- 08 season the Combined Campuses and Colleges cricket team ( CCC cricket team ) were included in the competition, but in July 2014 the WICB announced that the CCC cricket team was to be excluded from the upcoming 2014 - 15 Regional Four Day competition as part of a series of changes adopted based on the recommendations made in a report presented by Richard Pybus, WICB 's director of cricket, in March 2014. The current structure of the tournament is a double round - robin league system with the team earning the most points being declared the winner. Prior to the 2014 - 15 season the tournament consisted of only a single round - robin league followed by semi-finals and a final. In the past there was no knock - out stage and it was possible for the winners to share the trophy. The current champions are Guyana. Barbados have won the most titles, with twenty ( and one shared ), while Jamaica have won the most consecutive titles ( five ). Contents 1 Competing teams 2 Origins 3 History of the competition 4 Structure 4.1 Professional Cricket League era 5 Winners 6 Number of wins by team ( since 1965 -- 66 ) 7 References 8 External links Competing teams The following teams have competed in every tournament since the 2007 -- 08 season : Barbados ( now going by the franchise name Barbados Pride ) Guyana ( now going by the franchise name Guyana Jaguars ) Jamaica ( called the Jamaica Franchise until the franchise name Jamaica Scorpions was chosen ) Leeward Islands ( now going by the franchise name Leeward Islands Hurricanes ) Trinidad and Tobago ( now going by the franchise name Trinidad and Tobago Red Force ) Windward Islands ( now going by the franchise name Windward Islands Volcanoes ) The following teams have also made appearances in the competition : England Lions -- 2000 -- 01 ( as England A ), 2010 -- 11 West Indies B -- 2000 -- 01, 2001 -- 02, 2002 -- 03, 2003 -- 04 Bangladesh A -- 2001 -- 02 India A -- 2002 -- 03 Kenya -- 2003 -- 04 Combined Campuses and Colleges - 2007 - 08 to 2013 - 14 Origins First - class cricket has been played in the West Indies since 1865, when Barbados beat Demerara ( in what is now Guyana ) at Bridgetown. Matches were played intermittently in the 1860s, 1870s and 1880s, with Demerara being the centre -- Jamaica did not play first class games until 1895, while the first Barbados v Trinidad match took place in 1891. Because of the distances involved and travelling costs, there were only three teams in the Inter-Colonial Tournament, which began in 1891 and had 28 installments until it was finally discontinued in 1939. All three teams, Barbados, British Guiana ( now Guyana ) and Trinidad won more than five times. Jamaica had first - class status, but played few games ( 22 in their first 30 years ), though they usually played touring teams from England, and when the West Indies got Test status in 1928 that increased the amount of games played by Jamaica as well. In the World War II years, there was no official Inter-Colonial tournament, but matches were still played between the three teams who had competed for it, and this continued after the war -- but now with Jamaica joining in, too. In 1956, British Guiana hosted a four - team knock - out tournament, and this was repeated five years later but now with the Combined Islands joining in. The final unofficial tournament ( which does not appear on records in Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack or Cricinfo ) was held in 1964, with Barbados, British Guiana, Jamaica and Trinidad competing in a league, which British Guiana won. History of the competition The regular competition began in the 1965 -- 66, named the Shell Shield ( after sponsors Royal Dutch Shell ), and the five teams that had contested the 1961 knock - out competed in a round - robin league, with two home matches and two away matches for each team. This format and name remained until 1981 -- 82, when the Combined Islands were split by the West Indies Cricket Board, but that only meant that the season was lengthened to five games a team. Barbados won most of the early tournaments, with nine titles of a possible 14 from 1965 -- 66 to 1979 -- 80, before the Combined Islands won their first title in 1980 -- 81 after four runners - up spots in the preceding six seasons -- becoming the last of the five teams to win a title. Barbados won three more titles before the tournament was restricted in the 1986 -- 87 season -- instead of a round robin league, there were now two round robin groups, determined by geography. The league was back for the next season, however, renamed to Red Stripe Cup ( from the beer brand Red Stripe ). Leeward Islands won their first title in 1989 -- 90, winning all five games in the league, but Barbados were back on top for the following season. No team managed to win for two seasons in a row for the next fourteen seasons, though Leeward Islands and Barbados exchanged the trophy for six seasons between 1993 -- 94 and 1998 -- 99. The WICB experimented with the format in these seasons -- the 1995 -- 96 saw a final match being played, while 1996 -- 97 had a home - and - away round robin format ( so ten matches in total ). The following season, the Red Stripe withdrew as sponsor, and the tournament had to be renamed the President 's Cup -- and cut down to five matches a team once again. For 1998 -- 99, the soft drink Busta came in as the tournament became the Busta Cup, and the tournament now got a semi-final and a final appended after the round robin. Barbados and Jamaica dominated the 2000s, as they have shared the first six titles of the millennium -- Barbados becoming the first team to defend their title since Jamaica did it in 1989 and in total have shared fourteen out of the fifteen titles of the millennium ( excluding the first - class knockout titles ). The 2000s also saw attempts to include teams from other nations, as England A, Bangladesh A, India A and Kenya all competed ( in chronological order, one team each season ), along with a university side known as West Indies B. In 2002 Carib Brewery, became the title sponsor and the competition was known as the Carib Beer Cup for the next six years until Carib 's sponsorship ended in 2008 / 09. The semi-finals were removed for the 2004 -- 05 as was the West Indies B team and the tournament returned to a six - team league -- this time with home and away matches, so a ten - game league with a final match between the top two teams. In the 2005 -- 06 season the league returned to one round robin series so teams play five games before the top two play the Final. Since 2009 it has been known as the Regional Four Day Competition. Between 2008 and 2012, Jamaica won the competition for a record five times in a row. The only previous time a team had won the record five times in a row was between 1976 and 1980 when Barbados won the title ; however for that streak the first title in 1976 was shared between Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago whereas for Jamaica 's 2008 - 2012 streak the title was never shared with any other team. In 2014, the WICB announced major structural changes to the first - class cricket competition starting with the exclusion of the Combined Campuses and Colleges team from the competition ( in which it had participated in since 2007 - 08 ). Additionally it was announced that a franchise system was to be introduced for first - class cricket, similar to that of the Caribbean Premier League, with the six territorial teams being able to select players from all over the region and possibly from overseas. The new franchises would be owned by the territorial boards themselves and the teams would still retain their traditional territorial names. A draft system was also introduced, under which each of the territorial boards will be allowed to retain and contract 10 players, with the rest of the region 's player pool going into a player draft for the teams to complete their 15 - player squads. The regional four day competition itself was extended to a double round - robin format and also became part of the WICB 's new Professional Cricket League, which also included the NAGICO Super50. The newly extended Regional Four Day Competition will be played on a home and away basis over ten rounds from November 14, 2014 to March 23, 2015. Structure From the 2010 -- 11 season until the start of the Professional Cricket League the teams have played each other once in a double round - robin format followed by semi-finals which are contested between the top four teams of the league stage. Points were awarded as follows : Outright win -- 12 Loser if 1st Innings lead obtained -- 4 Loser if tie on 1st Innings -- 3 Loser if 1st Innings also lost -- 0 Tie -- 8 Incomplete Match 1st Innings lead -- 6 1st Innings loss -- 3 Tie on 1st innings -- 4 Score Equal in a Drawn Match Team batting on the 4th innings -- 8 Team fielding on the 4th innings if that team has lead on 1st inning -- 6 If scores tied on 1st innings -- 4 If team has lost on 1st innings -- 3 Abandoned Match In the event of a match being abandoned without any play having taken place, or in the event of there being no 1st innings decision, three ( 3 ) points each. Professional cricket league era Since the 2014 -- 15 season when Professional Cricket League started the teams have played each other twice in a round - robin with the team having the most points at the end of the League being awarded the Championship and the Headley / Weekes Trophy. Points are now awarded similarly to the 2010 / 11 - 2014 / 15 era except that now the concept for points for first innings lead has been abandoned and replaced with bonus points for batting ( 1 point being awarded in intervals of 50 runs for total scores over 200 for the first 110 overs and up to a maximum of 5 points ), bowling ( 1 point being awarded in intervals of 2 wickets for 3 wickets or more taken in a team 's innings for the first 110 overs and up to a maximum of 3 points ) and for pace bowling ( 0.2 points for each wicket taken by designated pace bowlers ). Tied matches are now awarded 6 points instead of 8 points and the range of points awarded for drawn matches has been replaced by each team getting 3 points plus the bonus points. For abandoned matches, the points awarded to each team has been reduced from 3 to 1, except where a match is abandoned due to a dangerous pitch, in which case the visiting team are awarded 12 points ( as would happen with an outright win ). Winners Season Team 1965 -- 66 Barbados 1966 -- 67 Barbados 1967 -- 68 No competition 1968 -- 69 Jamaica 1969 -- 70 Trinidad and Tobago 1970 -- 71 Trinidad and Tobago 1971 -- 72 Barbados 1972 -- 73 Guyana 1973 -- 74 Barbados 1974 -- 75 Guyana 1975 -- 76 Trinidad and Tobago shared with Barbados 1976 -- 77 Barbados 1977 -- 78 Barbados 1978 -- 79 Barbados 1979 -- 80 Barbados 1980 -- 81 Combined Islands 1981 -- 82 Barbados 1982 -- 83 Guyana 1983 -- 84 Barbados 1984 -- 85 Trinidad and Tobago 1985 -- 86 Barbados 1986 -- 87 Guyana 1987 -- 88 Jamaica 1988 -- 89 Jamaica 1989 -- 90 Leeward Islands 1990 -- 91 Barbados 1991 -- 92 Jamaica 1992 -- 93 Guyana 1993 -- 94 Leeward Islands 1994 -- 95 Barbados 1995 -- 96 Leeward Islands 1996 -- 97 Barbados 1997 -- 98 Leeward Islands shared with Guyana 1998 -- 99 Barbados 1999 -- 2000 Jamaica 2000 -- 01 Barbados 2001 -- 02 Jamaica 2002 -- 03 Barbados 2003 -- 04 Barbados 2004 -- 05 Jamaica 2005 -- 06 Trinidad and Tobago 2006 -- 07 Barbados 2007 -- 08 Jamaica 2008 -- 09 Jamaica 2009 -- 10 Jamaica 2010 -- 11 Jamaica 2011 -- 12 Jamaica 2012 -- 13 Barbados 2013 -- 14 Barbados 2014 -- 15 Guyana 2015 -- 16 Guyana 2016 -- 17 Guyana 2017 -- 18 The above winners are of the league phase, since 2000 / 01 there has been a knock - out tournament ( the Busta International Shield in 2000 / 01 ; the Busta International Shield / International Trophy in 2001 / 02 ; the Carib Beer International Trophy from 2002 / 03 to 2004 / 05 ; the Carib Beer International Challenge from 2005 / 06 to 2006 / 07 and the Carib Beer Challenge in 2007 / 08 ) with qualification based on league position. In 2000 / 01 four teams progressed to the knockout phase with Jamaica beating the league winner, Barbados in the first semi-final before going on to win the final against Guyana by first innings points in a drawn match. This form was reversed in the 2001 / 02 knockout competition when Guyana beat Jamaica in the final on first innings points in a drawn match. For the next three seasons ( 2002 / 03, 2003 / 04 and 2004 / 05 ) the league winners were also the winners of the knockout competitions, with Barbados beating Jamaica in the final by 7 wickets in 2002 / 03 ; Barbados beating Jamaica again in 2003 / 04 ( by 84 runs ) and Jamaica beating the Leeward Islands by 8 wickets in 2004 / 05. In 2004 / 05 however, only the top two teams from the league stage progressed to the knock - out competition. In 2005 / 06 four teams again progressed to the knock - out phase, where initial league winners Trinidad and Tobago won the final against Barbados. In 2006 / 07 only the top two teams qualified, Barbados ( as league champions ) and Trinidad and Tobago ( as league runners - up ). The league form was reversed as Trinidad and Tobago defended their title with a 49 run win. Trinidad and Tobago reached their third successive final in 2007 / 08, this time losing to Jamaica. In 2008 / 09 the knock - out Carib Beer Challenge was discontinued. In 2013 / 14 a knock - out tournament was reintroduced, with the top four teams from the league competition qualifying. Barbados ' league form was reversed as Jamaica won the knock - out competition ( and the Headley / Weekes trophy ) against the Windward Islands in the final. Number of wins by team ( since 1965 -- 66 ) Team Wins Barbados 20 ( plus 1 shared ) Jamaica 12 Guyana 9 ( plus 1 shared ) Trinidad and Tobago 4 ( plus 1 shared ) Leeward Islands 3 ( plus 1 shared ) Combined Islands References Jump up ^ Regional Four Day Competition 2008 / 09 ^ Jump up to : WICB statement about the 2013 - 14 title winners Jump up ^ 2017 - 18 Digicel Regional 4 - Day schedule Jump up ^ Digicel 4 - Day Championship - Jaguars win again Jump up ^ Combined Campuses and Colleges excluded from WI first - class ^ Jump up to : Jamaica Franchise at home against Leeward Islands Hurricanes Jump up ^ Jamaica Scorpions is said to be name of cricket franchise Jump up ^ WICB to underwrite 2009 first - class season Jump up ^ WICB to fund 2009 Regional 4 - Day competition Jump up ^ A Perfect Record for Jamaica Jump up ^ WIPA President hails Jamaica 's historic five - peat Jump up ^ WICB to shake up first - class structure Jump up ^ Professional Cricket League Schedule Jump up ^ `` Regional Four Day Competition, 2011 / 12 / Points table ''. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2012. Jump up ^ Jaguars, Pride renew long - standing rivalry External links A brief history of West Indies domestic cricket CricketArchive CaribbeanCricket Competition Format of 2005 -- 06 Carib Beer Series ( pdf - file ) Teams in West Indian domestic cricket Current first - class and list A teams Barbados Guyana Combined Campuses and Colleges Jamaica Leeward Islands Trinidad and Tobago Windward Islands Current franchise T20 teams Antigua Hawksbills Barbados Tridents Guyana Amazon Warriors Jamaica Tallawahs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots St Lucia Stars Trinbago Knight Riders Other teams Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Berbice British Virgin Islands Central Trinidad Combined Islands Demerara Dominica East Trinidad Essequibo Grenada Montserrat Nevis North and East Trinidad Northern Windward Islands North Trinidad Rest of Leeward Islands Rest of Windward Islands Saint Kitts Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten South and Central Trinidad South Trinidad Tobago United States Virgin Islands University of the West Indies West Indies `` A '' West Indies `` B '' West Indies Under - 19s West Indies Under - 23s Guest teams in domestic competition Bahamas Bermuda Canada Cayman Islands Cuba England Lions Hampshire Ireland Kenya Netherlands Turks and Caicos Islands United States First - class cricket domestic competitions England & Wales County Championship Champion County match University Match MCCU matches Australia Sheffield Shield South Africa Sunfoil Series Sunfoil 3 - Day Cup West Indies Regional Four Day Competition India Ranji Trophy Duleep Trophy Irani Cup New Zealand Plunket Shield Pakistan Quaid - e-Azam Trophy Sri Lanka Premier Trophy Zimbabwe Logan Cup Bangladesh National Cricket League Bangladesh Cricket League Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship Afghanistan Ahmad Shah Abdali 4 - day Tournament Cricket in the West Indies West Indies Cricket Board Teams National West Indies cricket team Women 's Under - 19 West Indies A Tournaments First - class Regional Four Day Competition TCL Under - 19 West Indies Challenge Inter-Colonial Tournament ( defunct ) One - day WICB Cup TCL Under - 19 West Indies Challenge Limited Overs Series Twenty20 Caribbean Premier League Caribbean Twenty20 ( defunct ) Stanford 20 / 20 ( defunct ) Other CLICO West Indies Under - 15 competition Women 's WIWCF Women 's Senior Tournament Regional Four Day Competition seasons 1960 -- 61 1961 -- 62 1962 -- 63 1963 -- 64 1964 -- 65 1965 -- 66 1966 -- 67 1967 -- 68 1968 -- 69 1969 -- 70 1970 -- 71 1971 -- 72 1972 -- 73 1973 -- 74 1974 -- 75 1975 -- 76 1976 -- 77 1977 -- 78 1978 -- 79 1979 -- 80 1980 -- 81 1981 -- 82 1982 -- 83 1983 -- 84 1984 -- 85 1985 -- 86 1986 -- 87 1987 -- 88 1988 -- 89 1989 -- 90 1990 -- 91 1991 -- 92 1992 -- 93 1993 -- 94 1994 -- 95 1995 -- 96 1996 -- 97 1997 -- 98 1998 -- 99 1999 -- 00 2000 -- 01 2001 -- 02 2002 -- 03 2003 -- 04 2004 -- 05 2005 -- 06 2006 -- 07 2007 -- 08 2008 -- 09 2009 -- 10 2010 -- 11 2011 -- 12 2012 -- 13 2013 -- 14 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 2016 -- 17 2017 -- 18 2018 -- 19 2019 -- 20 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Regional_Four_Day_Competition&oldid=819173881 '' Categories : West Indian domestic cricket competitions Sports leagues established in 1965 Professional sports leagues Regional Four Day Competition First - class cricket competitions Hidden categories : EngvarB from August 2013 Use dmy dates from August 2013 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Français हिन्दी Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 7 January 2018, at 22 : 02. 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