Basil D'Oliveira Trophy
 The Basil D'Oliveira Trophy | |
| Administrator | ECB and CSA |
|---|---|
| Format | Test cricket |
| First tournament | 2004-05 |
| Next tournament | 2017 |
| Tournament format | Test Series |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Current trophy holder |
 England |
| Most successful |
 South Africa (2) England (2) |
| Most runs |
Jacques Kallis (1,354) |
| Most wickets |
Dale Steyn (46) |
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 for 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]
England won
South Africa won
Drawn series
| Season | Venue | Player of Series |
Tests | Eng won |
RSA won |
Drawn | Most wins | Holder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05[3] | South Africa | Andrew Strauss (Eng) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | England | England |
| 2008[4] | England | Kevin Pietersen (Eng) Graeme Smith (RSA) |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | South Africa | South Africa |
| 2009-10[5] | South Africa | Mark Boucher (RSA) Graeme Swann (Eng) |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Drawn | South Africa |
| 2012[6] | England | Matt Prior (Eng) Hashim Amla (RSA) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | South Africa | South Africa |
| 2015-16[7] | South Africa | Ben Stokes (Eng) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | England | England |
| Total | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | South Africa | England | ||
References
- ↑ Wisden Cricinfo staff. "D'Oliveira honoured by South Africa". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ↑ "Basil D'Oliveira". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ↑ "Basil D'Oliveira Trophy, 2004/05". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "Basil D'Oliveira Trophy, 2008". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "Basil D'Oliveira Trophy, 2009/10". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "Basil D'Oliveira Trophy, 2012". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-england-2015-16/engine/series/800431.html
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