1972–73 Banks Trophy
| Dates | 13 – 15 April 1973 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | WICB |
| Cricket format | List A (40 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knock-out |
| Host(s) |
 Barbados
|
| Champions |
Barbados (1st title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Most runs |
 Clive Lloyd (101) |
| Most wickets |
 Arthur Barrett Garfield Sobers (4) |
The 1972–73 Banks Trophy was the inaugural 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 was the only season of the competition to carry that name.
Four teams contested the tournament – Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. The Combined Islands, the only other team in West Indian domestic cricket at the time, did not participate, as the Windward Islands were playing a multi-day fixture against the touring Australians at the same time. The Banks Trophy was played as a knock-out tournament over a single weekend, from 13 to 15 April 1973. All matches were played at Kensington Oval, in Bridgetown, Barbados, and had a duration of 40 overs. In the tournament final, Barbados narrowly defeated Guyana, winning by only nine runs. A number of players in the Banks Trophy went on to play a key role in the West Indian team that won the inaugural World Cup in 1975.
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