Sobers–Tissera Trophy

The Sobers–Tissera Trophy is a cricket trophy, awarded to the winners of Test series between West Indies and Sri Lanka. It was first awarded following the 2015-16 series between the sides. The trophy is named after Sir Garfield Sobers and Michael Tissera, prominent cricketers of old from the two countries.[1]

Sobers–Tissera Trophy
Countries West Indies
 Sri Lanka
AdministratorWest Indies Cricket Board
Sri Lanka Cricket
FormatTest cricket
First edition2015-16
Latest edition 2021-22
Next editionTBA
Tournament formatTest Series
Number of teams2
Current trophy holder Sri Lanka
Most successful Sri Lanka (2 title)
Most runsCricket West Indies Shane Dowrich (288)
Most wicketsCricket West Indies Shannon Gabriel (20)

The first Sobers–Tissera Trophy was lifted by Sri Lanka in 2015.[2]

Background

The West Indies Cricket Board and Sri Lanka Cricket announced that all future bilateral tours of West Indies and Sri Lanka to be named as Garfield Sobers-Michael Tissera series. Sobers exploits with bat and ball made him regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of the game. Tissera, a right-hand batsman and leg-spin bowler, played in the same era as Sobers, but his career was limited to playing first-class cricket, as Sri Lanka was not an ICC full member nation and therefore did not play Test cricket, where Tissera lead the Ceylon team to win the famous victory against India in India.

List of Sobers–Tissera Trophy series

TeamsTotalWest Indies wonSri Lanka wonDraw
West Indies vs Sri Lanka[3]Series4022
  West Indies won
  Retained by West Indies
  Sri Lanka won
  Retained by Sri Lanka
Series Season Host First match Tests
played (sched)
Tests won
by West Indies
Tests won
by Sri Lanka
Tests
drawn
Player of the Series Series
result
Holder at
series end
1 2015–16 Sri Lanka 14 October 2015 2 0 2 0 Rangana Herath (SL) Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
2 2018 West Indies 6 June 2018 3 1 1 1 Shane Dowrich (WI) Drawn Sri Lanka
3 2021 West Indies 21 March 2021 2 0 0 2 Suranga Lakmal (SL) Drawn Sri Lanka
4 2021–22 Sri Lanka 21 November 2021 2 0 2 0 Ramesh Mendis (SL) Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
West Indies Test winsSri Lankan Test winsDraws
153

Timeline

Match venues

In Sri Lanka
Stadium Province First Test Last Test Played  Sri Lanka wins Draws*  West Indies wins Ref
Galle International Stadium, Galle Southern Province 2015-16 2021-22 3 3 0 0
P Sara Oval, Colombo Western Province 2015-16 2015-16 1 1 0 0
In West Indies
Stadium Country First Test Last Test Played  West Indies wins Draws*  Sri Lanka wins Ref
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua  Antigua and Barbuda 2021 2021 2 0 2 0
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain  Trinidad and Tobago 2018 2018 1 1 0 0
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet  Saint Lucia 2018 2018 1 0 1 0
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown  Barbados 2018 2018 1 0 0 1

See also

References

  1. "Sobers-Tissera Trophy". Nations.lk. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. "Herath and Siriwardana seal 2-0 series win". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. "Records | Test matches | Team records | Results summary (by opposition)". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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