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Basil D'Oliveira Trophy
FormatTest cricket
First edition2004-05
Latest edition2009-10
Tournament formatTest Series
Number of teams2
Current champion South Africa
Most successful1 each
Most runsSouth Africa Jacques Kallis (1092)
Most wicketsSouth Africa Makhaya Ntini (41)

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.

The trophy is named for 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".

Season Venue Player
of Series
Eng
won
RSA
won
Drawn Holder
2004-05 South Africa Andrew Strauss (Eng) 2 1 2 England
2008 England Kevin Petersen (Eng)
Graeme Smith (RSA)
1 2 1 South Africa
2009-10 South Africa Mark Boucher (RSA)
Graeme Swann (Eng)
1 1 2 South Africa

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