| Dates | 14 August – 1 September 2002 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | WICB |
| Cricket format | List A (50 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage, finals |
| Host(s) |  Jamaica Saint Lucia |
| Champions |  Barbados (5th title) |
| Participants | 10 |
| Matches | 23 |
| Most runs | Floyd Reifer (355) |
| Most wickets |  Merv Dillon Daren Powell (13) |
The 2002–03 Red Stripe Bowl was the 29th 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 14 August to 1 September 2002, with matches played in Jamaica and Saint Lucia.
Ten teams contested the competition, including several first-time participants. For a second consecutive season, the Leeward and Windward Islands teams were each broken up into two teams – Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines entered separate teams, with players from the remaining countries playing for "Rest of Leeward Islands" and "Rest of Windward Islands" teams. A University of the West Indies team entered for the first time, while Canada were invited as a guest team.[1] The semi-finals and final of the competition were all held in Discovery Bay, Jamaica, with Barbados eventually defeating Jamaica in the final to win their fifth domestic one-day title (and first since the 1987–88 season).[2] Barbadian batsman Floyd Reifer led the tournament in runs, while Merv Dillon of Trinidad and Tobago and Daren Powell of Jamaica were the equal leading wicket-takers.[3][4]
Squads
Group stage
Zone A
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.788 |
| Barbados | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.012 |
 St Vincent | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.620 |
 Rest of Leewards | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.416 |
 UWI | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –2.072 |
18 August 2002 Scorecard |
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- Barbados' Kurt Wilkinson was given out hit the ball twice, the first instance of that form of dismissal in West Indian domestic cricket.[5]
Zone B
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Guyana | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.653 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.081 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.706 |
 Antigua and Barbuda | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.272 |
 Rest of Windwards | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.751 |
Finals
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Reifer | Barbados | 355 | 6 | 118.33 | 86* | 0 | 4 |
| Philo Wallace | Barbados | 248 | 6 | 41.33 | 87 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Hinds | Barbados | 245 | 6 | 40.83 | 81 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Gayle | Jamaica | 229 | 6 | 45.80 | 77* | 0 | 2 |
| Wavell Hinds | Jamaica | 213 | 5 | 53.25 | 103 | 1 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merv Dillon | Trinidad and Tobago | 45.0 | 13 | 12.15 | 20.76 | 3.51 | 4/25 |
| Daren Powell | Jamaica | 47.1 | 13 | 13.76 | 21.76 | 3.79 | 5/23 |
| Mahendra Nagamootoo | Guyana | 41.2 | 11 | 12.45 | 22.54 | 3.31 | 4/30 |
| Fernix Thomas | Rest of Windwards | 38.0 | 11 | 12.90 | 20.72 | 3.73 | 5/33 |
| Chris Gayle | Jamaica | 59.0 | 11 | 14.90 | 32.18 | 2.77 | 3/18 |
Source: CricketArchive
References
- ↑ Red Stripe Bowl 2002/03 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ (2 September 2002). "Barbados win Red Stripe Bowl despite Hinds hundred" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ Batting and fielding in Red Stripe Bowl 2002/03 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ Bowling in Red Stripe Bowl 2002/03 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ (21 August 2002). "Wilkinson's 'double-edged' sword causes debate" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ (3 September 2002). "Lads earn 'Stripes'" – The Barbados Nation. Retrieved from ESPNcricinfo, 3 January 2016.