# 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.
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".

## Summary of results

| Year | Host | Winning team |
| 2004–05 | South Africa | England |
| 2008 | England | South Africa |
| 2009-10 | South Africa | Drawn |
| 2012 | England | South Africa |
| 2015–16 | South Africa | England |
| 2017 | England | England |
| 2019-20 | South Africa | England |
| 2022 | England | England |
| Total Series | South Africa | England | 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 | 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

| Series | Years | Host | Tests | South Africa | England | Drawn | Result | Holder | Player of the series |
| 1 | 2004–05 | South Africa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | England | England | Andrew Strauss |
| 2 | 2008 | England | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | South Africa | South Africa | Kevin Pietersen Graeme Smith |
| 3 | 2009–10 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Drawn | South Africa | Graeme Swann Mark Boucher |
| 4 | 2012 | England | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | South Africa | South Africa | Matt Prior Hashim Amla |
| 5 | 2015–16 | South Africa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | England | England | Ben Stokes |
| 6 | 2017 | England | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | England | England | Moeen Ali |
| 7 | 2019–20 | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | England | England | Ben Stokes |
| 8 | 2022 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | England | England | Ben Stokes Kagiso Rabada |
| 9 | 2026–27 | South Africa | 3 | | | | | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | | | |
| Total Series | South Africa | England | Drawn |
| 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |