Basil D'Oliveira Trophy

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.

Basil D'Oliveira Trophy
The Basil D'Oliveira Trophy
AdministratorECB and CSA
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
Most successful England (5)
Most runsSouth Africa Hashim Amla (1,903)
Most wicketsSouth Africa Morne Morkel (75)

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]

Background

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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

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  England win
  South Africa win
  Draw

Pre Basil D'Oliveira Trophy era

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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 era

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Years Host Tests  
England
 
South Africa
Drawn Series
winner
Trophy
holder
2004–05   South Africa 5 2 1 2   England   England
2008   England 4 1 2 1   South Africa   South Africa
2009–10   South Africa 4 1 1 2 Drawn   South Africa
2012   England 3 0 2 1   South Africa   South Africa
2015–16   South Africa 4 2 1 1   England   England
2017   England 4 3 1 0   England   England
2019–20   South Africa 4 3 1 0   England   England
2022   England 3 2 1 0   England   England
2026–27   South Africa

Player of the series

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Years Player of the series
  England   South Africa
2004–05 Andrew Strauss
2008 Kevin Pietersen Graeme Smith
2009–10 Graeme Swann Mark Boucher
2012 Matt Prior Hashim Amla
2015–16 Ben Stokes
2017 Moeen Ali
2019–20 Ben Stokes
2022 Ben Stokes Kagiso Rabada

References

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  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.