Southern Cross Trophy Explained

Southern Cross Trophy
Country:
Administrator:Cricket Australia and Zimbabwe Cricket
Cricket Format:Test cricket
First:1999–2000 (Zimbabwe)
Last:2003–04 (Australia)
Tournament Format:Test Series
Participants:2
Most Successful: (2 titles)
Most Runs: Matthew Hayden
(501 runs)
Most Wickets: Andy Bichel
(10 wickets)

The Southern Cross Trophy is a cricket trophy that was awarded to the winner of Test series between Australia and Zimbabwe.[1] The Trophy was first contested in a single-Test series in Zimbabwe in 1999, which was accompanied by a series of three One Day Internationals. In the first Test of the second and last series of the Trophy in the 2003–04 season, Matthew Hayden scored a then-record highest Test score by a batsman, a 380 that won him the player of the series award.[2]

List of Test series

SeasonHostFirst MatchTestsAustraliaZimbabweDrawnResultHolderPlayer of the series
199914 October 1999Australia Steve Waugh
20039 October 2003Australia Matthew Hayden

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.espncricinfo.com/blank/engine/series/60750.html?view=records Southern Cross Trophy.
  2. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64049.html Zimbabwe tour of Australia, 2nd Test: Australia v Zimbabwe at Sydney, Oct 17-20, 2003