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{{short description|Cricket tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| fromdate = 6 January
| todate = 25 February 2000
| administrator = [[West Indies Cricket Board|WICB]]
| cricket format = [[First-class cricket|First-class]] (four-day)
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]], playoffs
| champions = {{cr|JAM}}
| count = 5
| participants = 6
| matches = 18
| most runs = {{flagicon|JAM}} [[Chris Gayle]] (623)
| most wickets = {{flagicon|ATG}} [[Curtly Ambrose]]<br/>{{flagicon|GUY}} [[Mahendra Nagamootoo]] (31)
| previous_year = 1998–99
| previous_tournament = 1998–99 Busta Cup
| next_year = 2000–01
| next_tournament = 2000–01 Busta Cup
}}
The '''1999–2000 Busta Cup''' was the 34th 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]] (WICB). It was played from 6 January to 25 February 2000.

Six teams contested the competition – [[Barbados national cricket team|Barbados]], [[Guyana national cricket team|Guyana]], [[Jamaica national cricket team|Jamaica]], the [[Leeward Islands cricket team|Leeward Islands]], [[Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]], and the [[Windward Islands cricket team|Windward Islands]]. Barbados topped the table after the [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]],<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/2/Busta_Cup_1999-00.html Busta Cup 1999/2000 table], CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2016.</ref> but lost to the Leeward Islands in their semi-final. However, the Leeward Islands lost to Jamaica in the final, who won their fifth domestic first-class title. Jamaica's [[Chris Gayle]] was the leading run-scorer and was named player of the tournament, while [[Curtly Ambrose]] of the Leeward Islands and Guyana's [[Mahendra Nagamootoo]] were the equal leading wicket-takers.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/2/Busta_Cup_1999-00.html Busta Cup 1999/2000], CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2016.</ref>

==Points table==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=200| Team
!width=20| {{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}}
!width=20| {{Tooltip|W|Outright win – 12 points}}
!width=20| {{Tooltip|L|Outright loss – 0 points}}
!width=20| {{Tooltip|LWF|Lost (won first innings) – 4 points}}
!width=20| {{Tooltip|DWF|Drawn (won first innings) – 6 points}}
!width=20| {{Tooltip|DLF|Drawn (lost first innings) – 3 points}}
!width=20| {{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background:#cfc"
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|BAR}} || 5 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 48
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|JAM}} || 5 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 44
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|GUY}} || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 40
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|Leeward Islands}} || 5 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 37
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|Windward Islands}} || 5 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 28
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|TRI}} || 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 17
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:right;"| <small>Source: [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/2/Busta_Cup_1999-00.html CricketArchive]</small>
|}

;Key
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
* '''W''' – Outright win (12 points)
* '''L''' – Outright loss (0 points)
* '''LWF''' – Lost match, but won first innings (4 points)
{{col-2}}
* '''DWF''' – Drawn, but won first innings (6 points)
* '''DLF''' – Drawn, but lost first innings (3 points)
* '''Pts''' – Total points
{{col-end}}

==Statistics==

===Most runs===
The top five run-scorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by [[Batting average (cricket)|batting average]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/2/Busta_Cup_1999-00/Batting_by_Runs.html Batting and fielding in Busta Cup 1999/00 (ordered by runs)], CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2016.</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Player !! Team !! Runs !! Inns !! Avg !! Highest !! 100s !! 50s
|-
| [[Chris Gayle]] || {{cr|JAM}} || '''623''' || 14 || 56.63 || 168 || 2 || 3
|-
| [[Laurie Williams (cricketer)|Laurie Williams]] || {{cr|JAM}} || '''379''' || 12 || 34.45 || 135 || 1 || 1
|-
| [[Philo Wallace]] || {{cr|BAR}} || '''371''' || 11 || 37.10 || 117 || 2 || 1
|-
| [[Runako Morton]] || {{cr|Leeward Islands}} || '''356''' || 11 || 35.60 || 110 || 1 || 3
|-
| [[Robert Samuels (cricketer)|Robert Samuels]] || {{cr|JAM}} || '''325''' || 13 || 27.08 || 73* || 0 || 3
|}

===Most wickets===

The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by [[bowling average]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/2/Busta_Cup_1999-00/Bowling_by_Wickets.html Bowling in Busta Cup 1999/00 (ordered by wickets)], CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 November 2016.</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Player !! Team !! Overs  !! Wkts !! Ave !! 5 !! 10 !! BBI
|-
| [[Curtly Ambrose]] || {{cr|Leeward Islands}} || 250.3 || '''31''' || 12.03 || 2 || 0 || 5/39
|-
| [[Mahendra Nagamootoo]] || {{cr|GUY}} || 285.3 || '''31''' || 20.83 || 0 || 0 || 4/45
|-
| [[Dave Marshall (cricketer)|Dave Marshall]] || {{cr|BAR}} || 194.1 || '''28''' || 16.17 || 2 || 1 || 7/49
|-
| [[Hendy Bryan]] || {{cr|BAR}} || 217.1 || '''25''' || 19.84 || 1 || 0 || 5/38
|-
| [[Reon King]] || {{cr|GUY}} || 137.0 || '''22''' || 13.68 || 2 || 1 || 5/24
|}

==See also==
* [[1999–2000 Red Stripe Bowl]]
* [https://www.crichq.com/competitions/6186/leaderboards/mvp Cricket Player MVP]

==References==
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{{Regional Four Day Competition seasons}}

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[[Category:West Indian cricket seasons from 1970–71 to 1999–2000]]
[[Category:2000 in West Indian cricket]]
[[Category:Regional Four Day Competition seasons]]
[[Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1999–2000]]