Sir Vivian Richards Trophy

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Sir Vivian Richards Trophy
CountriesSouth Africa and West Indies
Administrator Cricket South Africa and Cricket West Indies
FormatTest cricket
First edition 1998
Latest edition 2022–23
Tournament formatTest Series
Number of teams2
(Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa & WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies)
Current trophy holderFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Most successfulFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (9 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.

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Summary of results

Total SeriesFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Drawn
9900

List of Test series

SeriesYearsHostTestsFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies DrawnResultHolderPlayer of the series
1 1998-99 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
5
5
0
0
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg Jacques Kallis
2 2000-01 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
5
2
1
2
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg Shaun Pollock
3 2003-04 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
4
3
0
1
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg Makhaya Ntini
4 2004-05 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
4
2
0
2
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg Graeme Smith
5 2007-08 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
3
2
1
0
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg Dale Steyn
6 2010 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
3
2
0
1
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg Dale Steyn
7 2014-15 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
3
2
0
1
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg Hashim Amla
8 2021 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
2
2
0
0
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg Quinton de Kock
9 2022–23 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2
2
0
0
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg Aiden Markram
Total312227
Total SeriesFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Drawn
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