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

Sir Vivian Richards Trophy

Countries	South Africa  West Indies
Administrator	Cricket South Africa Cricket West Indies
Format	Test cricket
First edition	1998
Latest edition	2022–23
Tournament format	Test Series
Number of teams	2
Current trophy holder	South Africa
Most successful	South Africa (9 titles)
Most runs	Jacques Kallis (2356)
Most wickets	Shaun Pollock (70)

Summary of results

Year	Host	Winning team
1998-99	South Africa	South Africa
2000-01	West Indies	South Africa
2003-04	South Africa	South Africa
2004-05	West Indies	South Africa
2007-08	South Africa	South Africa
2010	West Indies	South Africa
2014-15	South Africa	South Africa
2021	West Indies	South Africa
2022–23	South Africa	South Africa

Total Series	South Africa	West Indies	Drawn
9	9	0	0

List of Test series

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

• Gandhi–Mandela Trophy
• Clive Lloyd Trophy
• Frank Worrell Trophy
• Tangiwai Shield
• Sobers–Tissera Trophy