The Basil D'Oliveira Trophy is a trophy played for by England and South Africa in the sport of cricket. 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 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".
Results
YearHostWinning team2004–05 2008 2009–10 Drawn2012 2015–16 2017 2019–20 2022
Total Series Drawn 8 2 5 1
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.
List of Test series
Pre Basil D'Oliveira Trophy era Years Host Tests England South Africa Drawn SeriesWinner 1888–89 2200 1891–92 1100 1895–96 3300 1898–99 2200 1905–06 5140 1907 3100 1909–10 5230 1912 3300 1913–14 5401 1922–23 5212 1924 5302 1927–28 5221 Draw 1929 5203 1930–31 5014 1935 5014 1938–39 5104 1947 5302 1948–49 5203 1951 5311 1955 5320 1956–57 5221 Draw 1960 5302 1964–65 5104 1965 3012 1994 3111 Draw 1995–96 5014 1998 5212 1999–2000 5122 2003 5221 Draw
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy Series Years Host Tests Drawn Result HolderPlayer of the series 1 2004–05 5122 Andrew Strauss 2 2008 4211 Kevin Pietersen Graeme Smith 3 2009–10 4112 Drawn Graeme Swann Mark Boucher 4 2012 3201 Matt Prior Hashim Amla 5 2015–16 4121 Ben Stokes 6 2017 4130 Moeen Ali Morné Morkel 7 2019–20 4130 Ben Stokes 8 2022 3120 Ben Stokes Kagiso Rabada 92026–27 3 Total
Total Series Drawn 8 2 5 1
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