Basil D'Oliveira Trophy

Basil D'Oliveira Trophy
The Basil D'Oliveira Trophy
Countries South Africa
 England
AdministratorEngland Cricket Board
Cricket South Africa
FormatTest cricket
First edition2004–05 (South Africa)
Latest edition2022 (England)
Next edition2026–27 (South Africa)
Tournament formatTest Series
Number of teams2
Current trophy holder England (2022)
Most successful England (5 series wins)
Most runs Hashim Amla (1,903)
Most wickets Morne Morkel (75)

The Basil D'Oliveira Trophy is a trophy played for by England and South Africa in the sport of cricket.[1] The trophy is awarded to the team that wins a Test series between the two nations. If the series is a draw, the holder keeps the trophy. It was first contested in the 2004–05 series played in South Africa.

The trophy is named after Basil D'Oliveira, a South African born English Test cricketer whose inclusion in the English squad to tour South Africa in 1968–69 led to the cancellation of the tour following objections from South African authorities due to D'Oliveira's classification as "coloured".[2]

Summary of results

Year Host Winning team
2004–05 South Africa  England
2008 England  South Africa
2009–10 South Africa Drawn
2012 England  South Africa
2015–16 South Africa  England
2017 England  England
2019–20 South Africa  England
2022 England  England
Total Series  South Africa  England Drawn
8 2 5 1

Background

Prior to the trophy's inception, England and South Africa had played twenty-nine series, sixteen in South Africa and thirteen in England. The overall record was seven South African victories, eighteen English victories, and four drawn series.[3]

List of Test series

  England win
  South Africa win
  Draw

Pre Basil D'Oliveira Trophy era

Years Host Tests
England
South Africa 		Drawn Series
Winner
1888–89  South Africa 2 2 0 0 England
1891–92  South Africa 1 1 0 0 England
1895–96  South Africa 3 3 0 0 England
1898–99  South Africa 2 2 0 0 England
1905–06  South Africa 5 1 4 0 South Africa
1907 England 3 1 0 0 England
1909–10  South Africa 5 2 3 0 South Africa
1912 England 3 3 0 0 England
1913–14 South Africa 5 4 0 1 England
1922–23 South Africa 5 2 1 2 England
1924 England 5 3 0 2 England
1927–28 South Africa 5 2 2 1 Draw
1929 England 5 2 0 3 England
1930–31 South Africa 5 0 1 4 South Africa
1935 England 5 0 1 4 South Africa
1938–39 South Africa 5 1 0 4 England
1947 England 5 3 0 2 England
1948–49 South Africa 5 2 0 3 England
1951 England 5 3 1 1 England
1955 England 5 3 2 0 England
1956–57 South Africa 5 2 2 1 Draw
1960 England 5 3 0 2 England
1964–65 South Africa 5 1 0 4 England
1965 England 3 0 1 2 South Africa
1994 England 3 1 1 1 Draw
1995–96 South Africa 5 0 1 4 South Africa
1998 England 5 2 1 2 England
1999–2000 South Africa 5 1 2 2 South Africa
2003 England 5 2 2 1 Draw

Basil D'Oliveira Trophy

Series Years Host Tests  South Africa  England Drawn Result Holder Player of the series
1 2004–05 South Africa 5 1 2 2  England  England Andrew Strauss
2 2008 England 4 2 1 1  South Africa  South Africa Kevin Pietersen
Graeme Smith
3 2009–10 South Africa 4 1 1 2 Drawn  South Africa Graeme Swann
Mark Boucher
4 2012 England 3 2 0 1  South Africa  South Africa Matt Prior
Hashim Amla
5 2015–16 South Africa 4 1 2 1  England  England Ben Stokes
6 2017 England 4 1 3 0  England  England Moeen Ali
7 2019–20 South Africa 4 1 3 0  England  England Ben Stokes
8 2022 England 3 1 2 0  England  England Ben Stokes
Kagiso Rabada
9 2026–27 South Africa 3
Total
31
10
14
7
Total Series  South Africa  England Drawn
8 2 5 1

References

  1. ^ Wisden Cricinfo staff. "D'Oliveira honoured by South Africa". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Basil D'Oliveira". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Test series results England vs South Africa". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.