Sir Vivian Richards Trophy

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 six times, and South Africa has emerged the winner and retained the Trophy each time.

Sir Vivian Richards Trophy
CountriesSouth Africa and West Indies
AdministratorCricket South Africa and Cricket West Indies
FormatTest cricket
First edition1998
Latest edition2015
Tournament formatTest Series
Number of teams2
( South Africa &  West Indies)
Current trophy holder South Africa
Most successful South Africa (7 titles)
Most runsJacques Kallis (2356)
Most wicketsShaun Pollock (70)

List of Test series
Season Host First Match Tests South Africa West Indies Drawn Result Holder Player of the series
1998  South Africa November 1998
5
5
0
0
 South Africa N/A Jacques Kallis
2000  West Indies March 2001
5
2
1
2
 South Africa  South Africa Shaun Pollock
2003  South Africa March 2001
4
3
0
1
 South Africa  South Africa Makhaya Ntini
2004  West Indies March 2005
4
2
0
2
 South Africa  South Africa Graeme Smith
2007  South Africa March 2001
3
2
1
0
 South Africa  South Africa Dale Steyn
2010  West Indies June 2010
3
2
0
1
 South Africa  South Africa Dale Steyn
2015  South Africa December 2014
3
2
0
1
 South Africa  South Africa Hashim Amla

References
  1. Proteas win Sir Viv Richards Trophy with 3rd Test Victory. Virgin Islands News Online.
  2. Only Test: West Indies v South Africa at Bridgetown, Apr 18-23, 1992. ESPNcricinfo.

See also
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