Basil D'Oliveira Trophy

Basil D'Oliveira Trophy

The Basil D'Oliveira Trophy
Administrator	ECB and CSA
Format	Test cricket
First edition	2004–05
Latest edition	2019–20
Next edition	2022
Tournament format	Test Series
Number of teams	2
Current trophy holder	England
Most successful	England (4)
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 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]

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[]

Season	Venue	Tests	Eng won	RSA 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 (RSA)
2009–10[6]	South Africa	4	1	1	2	Drawn	South Africa	Mark Boucher (RSA) Graeme Swann (Eng)
2012[7]	England	3	0	2	1	South Africa	South Africa	Matt Prior (Eng) Hashim Amla (RSA)
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
Total		28	12	9	7

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