Basil D'Oliveira Trophy

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.

Basil D'Oliveira Trophy

The Basil D'Oliveira Trophy
Administrator	ECB and CSA
Format	Test cricket
First edition	2004–05 (South Africa)
Latest edition	2022 (England)
Next edition	2026–27 (South Africa)
Tournament format	Test Series
Number of teams	2
Current trophy holder	England
Most successful	England (5)
Most runs	Hashim Amla (1,903)
Most wickets	Morne Morkel (75)

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".

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

  England win

  South Africa win

  Draw

Pre Basil D'Oliveira Trophy era

Years	Host	Tests	England	South Africa	Drawn	Series Winner
1888–89	South Africa	2	2	0	0	England
1891–92	South Africa	1	1	0	0	England
1895–96	South Africa	3	3	0	0	England
1898–99	South Africa	2	2	0	0	England
1905–06	South Africa	5	1	4	0	South Africa
1907	England	3	1	0	0	England
1909–10	South Africa	5	2	3	0	South Africa
1912	England	3	3	0	0	England
1913–14	South Africa	5	4	0	1	England
1922–23	South Africa	5	2	1	2	England
1924	England	5	3	0	2	England
1927–28	South Africa	5	2	2	1	Draw
1929	England	5	2	0	3	England
1930–31	South Africa	5	0	1	4	South Africa
1935	England	5	0	1	4	South Africa
1938–39	South Africa	5	1	0	4	England
1947	England	5	3	0	2	England
1948–49	South Africa	5	2	0	3	England
1951	England	5	3	1	1	England
1955	England	5	3	2	0	England
1956–57	South Africa	5	2	2	1	Draw
1960	England	5	3	0	2	England
1964–65	South Africa	5	1	0	4	England
1965	England	3	0	1	2	South Africa
1994	England	3	1	1	1	Draw
1995–96	South Africa	5	0	1	4	South Africa
1998	England	5	2	1	2	England
1999–2000	South Africa	5	1	2	2	South Africa
2003	England	5	2	2	1	Draw

Basil D'Oliveira Trophy era

Years	Host	Tests	England	South Africa	Drawn	Series winner	Trophy holder
2004–05	South Africa	5	2	1	2	England	England
2008	England	4	1	2	1	South Africa	South Africa
2009–10	South Africa	4	1	1	2	Drawn	South Africa
2012	England	3	0	2	1	South Africa	South Africa
2015–16	South Africa	4	2	1	1	England	England
2017	England	4	3	1	0	England	England
2019–20	South Africa	4	3	1	0	England	England
2022	England	3	2	1	0	England	England
2026–27	South Africa

Player of the series

Years	Player of the series
	England	South Africa
2004–05	Andrew Strauss
2008	Kevin Pietersen	Graeme Smith
2009–10	Graeme Swann	Mark Boucher
2012	Matt Prior	Hashim Amla
2015–16	Ben Stokes
2017	Moeen Ali
2019–20	Ben Stokes
2022	Ben Stokes	Kagiso Rabada