TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE

The tournament will involve two stages, which will determine first the Busta Cup winners (top Regional Team) and subsequently the winner of the Busta International Shield: Busta Cup

This first stage will entail a league format with each team playing each other once. All eight (8) teams will participate with all matches counting for points:

1. i)All points earned by the Regional Teams (including against the WI B and international invitee will count fully towards their standings in the Busta Cup.
2. ii)The WI B team and the International Invitee will earn "shadow points" based on the same scoring system and which count only towards their qualification for the second stage.

As in previous years, prizes for Caribbean regional teams should provide the impetus and incentive to become the Caribbean Champion (Busta Cup), but now also to aim higher and become the Busta Cricket Series Champion (Busta International Shield). To create this incentive, the trophies and cash award for the tournament are as follows:

Category	Trophy	Cash Prize
Busta International Series (All teams)
Busta International Series Champions	Busta International Shield	US$10,000
Busta International Series Runner-up		US$ 2,500
Man of the Match per game	Medallion	US$150
Busta Cup*
Caribbean Champion	Busta Cup	US$7,000
Top Caribbean Batsman (Most Runs)	Clayton Lambert Award	US$1,000
Top Caribbean Bowler (Most Wickets)	Clyde Butts Award	US$I, 000
Top Caribbean Fielder (Most Catches)	Roger Harper Award	US$I, 000
Top Caribbean All rounder	Ranjy Nanan Award	US$1,000
Man of the Match per game	Medallion	US$150
Team Points earned in Series		US$50/point

(*)Caribbean teams only. Only League matches count towards Busta Cup Awards. WI B players are eligible to individual awards)

BUSTA CUP POINTS SYSTEM

The tournament will be played on a league basis with each team playing the other once.

Completed match	Points
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	Points
1st Innings lead	6
1st Innings loss	3
Tie on 1st innings	4
Score Equal in a Draw Match	Points
Team batting on the 4th innings	8
Team fielding on the 4th innings with 1st innings lead	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, four (4) points each.

Busta Cup Winner

The winner of the Busta Cup shall be the Regional team with the highest number of points at the end of league play.

If there is an equality of points (for any position), each team's position will be decided by, in order of priority:

1. Result of their head-to-head meeting.
2. The team with the most outright wins.
3. If there remains equality after applying 1.) and 2.) above, then the positions will be determined by average, calculated thus:-

1. Divide the total runs scored by a team by the total number of wickets it lost..
2. Divide the total number of runs against a team by the total number of wickets it took.
3. Divide the former (a) by the latter (b). The team having the higher percentage shall be considered to have the better performance.
4. For the purpose of the calculations and for individual averages, a team declaring its innings closed shall be deemed to have lost only the number of wickets which have actually fallen.
5. Please also note that if a match in the league ends in a no result the scores from that match will not be included in this calculation.

1. At the conclusion of league play, the four highest ranked teams shall contest two semi-finals, the Busta International Shield semi-finals.
2. The team placed first in the league will play at home versus the team placed fourth and the team placed second in the league will play at home versus the team placed third.
3. The winners of the two semi-finals will contest the Busta International Shield Finals.
4. The team which either wins its semi-final outright, or on first innings in a drawn match, will proceed to the final.
   1. If the result in a semi-final is a tie the winner will be determined by applying the tie-breakers set out in 1.) , 2.) and 3.) a.) to e.) under the heading Busta Cup Winner, which is set out on page 3 of the Competition Format .
   2. If the teams' scores are tied on first innings, but the match is drawn, the winner will be determined by applying the tie-breakers set out in 1.) , 2.) and 3.) a.) to e.) under the heading Busta Cup Winner, which is set out on page 3 of the Competition Format . For the purpose of this calculation, the scores in the semi-final will also be included.
   3. If the semi-final ends in a no result (Abandoned Match), the winner will be determined by applying the tie-breakers set out in 1.) , 2.) and 3.) a.) to e.) under the heading Busta Cup Winner, which is set out on page 3 of the Competition Format .

The team which hosts the finals of the Busta International Shield will be the semi-final winner which had the higher ranking at the end of league play.

Busta International Shield Winner