Sir Vivian Richards Trophy Explained

Sir Vivian Richards Trophy
Country:South Africa and West Indies
Administrator:Cricket South Africa and Cricket West Indies
Cricket Format:Test cricket
First:1998
Last:2022–23
Tournament Format:Test Series
Participants:2
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Most Successful: (10 titles)
Most Runs:Jacques Kallis (2356)
Most Wickets:Shaun Pollock (70)

The Sir Vivian Richards Trophy is a cricket trophy that is awarded to the winner of Test series between South Africa and West Indies.[1] While the two sides first played each other in a Test series in the 1991/92 season, a one-match series in which the West Indians emerged the winners,[2] the series between the two sides was only named starting with the 1998/99 West Indian tour of South Africa, a five-match series won by the hosts 5-0. The Trophy has since been contested another eight times, and South Africa has emerged the winner and retained the Trophy each time.

List of Test series

SeasonHostDatesTestsSouth AfricaWest IndiesDrawnResultHolderPlayer of the series
1998-9926 Nov 1998-18 Jan 1999South Africa Jacques Kallis
2000-019 Mar-23 Apr 2001South Africa Shaun Pollock
2003-0412 Dec 2003-6 Jan 2004South Africa Makhaya Ntini
2004-0531 Mar-12 Apr 2005South Africa Graeme Smith
2007-0826 Dec 2007-14 Jan 2008South Africa Dale Steyn
201010-22 Jun 2010South Africa Dale Steyn
2014-1517 Dec 2014-6 Jan 2015South Africa Hashim Amla
202110-22 Jun 2021South Africa Quinton de Kock
2022–2328 Feb-11 Mar 2023South Africa Aiden Markram
Total31 22 2 7SA (9) - (0) WI

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/en/news/proteas-win-sir-viv-richards-trophy-with-3rd-test-victory Proteas win Sir Viv Richards Trophy with 3rd Test Victory.
  2. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63574.html Only Test: West Indies v South Africa at Bridgetown, 18-23 Apr 1992.