The Basil D'Oliveira Trophy is a trophy played for by England and South Africa in the sport of cricket.^[1] 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.

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Basil D'Oliveira Trophy

The Basil D'Oliveira Trophy
Administrator	ECB and CSA
Format	Test cricket
First edition	2004–05 (South Africa)
Latest edition	2022 (England)
Next edition	2026–27 (South Africa)
Tournament format	Test Series
Number of teams	2
Current trophy holder	England
Most successful	England (5)
Most runs	Hashim Amla (1,903)
Most wickets	Morne Morkel (75)

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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".^[2]

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.^[3]