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

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

Season Venue Tests Eng
won
SAF
won
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

Season Venue Tests Eng
won
SAF
won
Drawn Series
winner
Trophy
holder
Player(s) of
the Series
2004–05[4] South Africa 5 2 1 2  England  England Andrew Strauss (Eng)
2008[5] England 4 1 2 1  South Africa  South Africa Kevin Pietersen (Eng)
Graeme Smith (SAF)
2009–10[6] South Africa 4 1 1 2 Drawn  South Africa Mark Boucher (SAF)
Graeme Swann (Eng)
2012[7] England 3 0 2 1  South Africa  South Africa Matt Prior (Eng)
Hashim Amla (SAF)
2015–16[8] South Africa 4 2 1 1  England  England Ben Stokes (Eng)
2017 England 4 3 1 0  England  England Moeen Ali (Eng)
2019–20[8] South Africa 4 3 1 0  England  England Ben Stokes (Eng)
2022 England 3 2 1 0  England  England Kagiso Rabada (SA)
Ben Stokes (Eng)
2026–27 South Africa
Total 31 14 10 7

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 17 November 2021.
  4. "Basil D'Oliveira Trophy, 2004/05". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  5. "Basil D'Oliveira Trophy, 2008". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  6. "Basil D'Oliveira Trophy, 2009/10". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  7. "Basil D'Oliveira Trophy, 2012". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  8. "England tour of South Africa - Cricket Schedules, Updates, Results". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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