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.
| Countries | South Africa and West Indies |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Cricket South Africa and Cricket West Indies |
| Format | Test cricket |
| First edition | 1998 |
| Latest edition | 2022–23 |
| Tournament format | Test Series |
| Number of teams | 2 (  South Africa &  West Indies) |
| Current trophy holder | South Africa |
| Most successful | South Africa (9 titles) |
| Most runs | Jacques Kallis (2356) |
| Most wickets | Shaun Pollock (70) |
Summary of results
edit| Total Series | South Africa |
West Indies |
Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
List of Test series
edit| Series | Years | Host | Tests | South Africa
|
West Indies
|
Drawn | Result | Holder | Player of the series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998-99 | South Africa
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
South Africa
|
South Africa
|
Jacques Kallis
|
| 2 | 2000-01 | West Indies
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
South Africa
|
South Africa
|
Shaun Pollock
|
| 3 | 2003-04 | South Africa
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
South Africa
|
South Africa
|
Makhaya Ntini
|
| 4 | 2004-05 | West Indies
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
South Africa
|
South Africa
|
Graeme Smith
|
| 5 | 2007-08 | South Africa
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
South Africa
|
South Africa
|
Dale Steyn
|
| 6 | 2010 | West Indies
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
South Africa
|
South Africa
|
Dale Steyn
|
| 7 | 2014-15 | South Africa
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
South Africa
|
South Africa
|
Hashim Amla
|
| 8 | 2021 | West Indies
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
South Africa
|
South Africa
|
Quinton de Kock
|
| 9 | 2022–23 | South Africa
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
South Africa
|
South Africa
|
Aiden Markram
|
| Total | 31 | 22 | 2 | 7 | |||||
| Total Series | South Africa |
West Indies |
Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Proteas win Sir Viv Richards Trophy with 3rd Test Victory. Virgin Islands News Online.
- ^ Only Test: West Indies v South Africa at Bridgetown, 18-23 Apr 1992. ESPNcricinfo.