Anthony de Mello Trophy

The Anthony de Mello Trophy is awarded to the winner of the England-India Test Cricket series held in India. The trophy was instituted in 1951, when England toured India for a 5-Test-Match series.[3][4][5] The trophy is named after Anthony de Mello, an Indian cricket administrator and one of the founders of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Anthony de Mello Trophy
Countries India
 England
AdministratorBoard of Control for Cricket in India
England and Wales Cricket Board
FormatTest Cricket
First edition1951–52
Latest edition2016–17
Next edition2020–21
Tournament formatTest Series
Number of teams2
Current trophy holder India
Most successful India (7 titles)
Most runs Sunil Gavaskar (1,331)[1]
Most wickets B. S. Chandrasekhar (64)[2]
TVStar Sports
2020–21

When the series is held in England, the England-India Test cricket series is played for the Pataudi Trophy. That trophy was instituted by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 2007 to mark the 75th anniversary of the first England-India Test series held in England in 1932.[6] The trophy was named after the Pataudi cricketing family. In 2012, the Pataudi family requested to make the Pataudi Trophy the winner's prize in India as well as England. However, the BCCI said it would not rename the trophy awarded in India.[7]

In 2012, England won the Anthony De Mello Trophy. It was England's first series win in India since 1984–85.[8] In 2016–17, India regained the trophy after winning the series 4–0 under the captaincy of Virat Kohli.[9][10]

Results
Season First Match Tests India England Drawn Result Holder Player of the series
1951–52 [11] 9 November 1951 5 1 1 3 Drawn Both
Not awarded
1961–62 [12] 11 November 1961 5 2 0 3  India  India
1963–64 [13] 10 January 1964 5 0 0 5 Drawn  India
1972–73[14] 20 December 1972 5 2 1 2  India  India
1976–77[15] 17 December 1976 5 1 3 1  England  England
1981–82[16] 27 November 1981 6 1 0 5  India  India Kapil Dev
1984–85[17] 28 November 1984 5 1 2 2  England  England Mike Gatting
1992–93[18] 29 January 1993 3 3 0 0  India  India Anil Kumble
2001–02[19] 3 December 2001 3 1 0 2  India  India Sachin Tendulkar
2005–06[20] 1 March 2006 3 1 1 1 Drawn  India Andrew Flintoff
2008–09[21] 11 December 2008 2 1 0 1  India  India Zaheer Khan
2012–13[22] 15 November 2012 4 1 2 1  England  England Alastair Cook
2016–17[23] 9 November 2016 5 4 0 1  India  India Virat Kohli
2020–21[24] 5 February 2021 1 0 1 0
Total 57 19 11 27

See also

References
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  2. "STATISTICS / STATSGURU / TEST MATCHES / BOWLING RECORDS". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. "India-England series played for Anthony De Mello trophy: BCCI". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  4. Saldanha, Francis. "Resurgent England Wins Anthony De Mello Trophy". Bellevision. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  5. "BCCI says India, England will play for Anthony De Mello trophy". NDTV Sports. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
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  7. "'Recognise India-England series as Pataudi Trophy'". Retrieved 2016-09-28.
  8. "England script famous series win on Indian soil". www.vcricket.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
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  10. Chakraborty, Paulami (20 December 2016). "India vs England, 5th Test, Chennai: India's marks out of 10". Cricket Country. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
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  13. "England in India 1964". Espncricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  14. "England in India 1972/73". Espncricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  15. "England in India 1976/77". Espncricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  16. "England in India 1981/82". Espncricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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  24. "England in India 2020/21". Espncricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2020.


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