Southern Cross Trophy

The Southern Cross Trophy is a cricket trophy that was awarded to the winner of Test series between Australia and Zimbabwe.^[2] The Trophy was first contested in a single-Test series in Zimbabwe in 1999, which was accompanied by a series of three One Day Internationals. In the first Test of the second and last series of the Trophy in the 2003–04 season, Matthew Hayden scored a then-record highest Test score by a batsman, a 380 that won him the player of the series award.^[1]

Southern Cross Trophy

Countries	Australia  Zimbabwe
Administrator	Cricket Australia and Zimbabwe Cricket
Format	Test cricket
First edition	1999–2000 (Zimbabwe)
Latest edition	2003–04 (Australia)
Tournament format	Test Series
Number of teams	2
Current trophy holder	Australia (2003–04)
Most successful	Australia (2 series wins)
Most runs	Matthew Hayden (501 runs)[1]
Most wickets	Andy Bichel (10 wickets)[1]

List of Test series

Season	Host	First Match	Tests	Australia	Zimbabwe	Drawn	Result	Holder	Player of the series
1999	Zimbabwe	14 October 1999	1	1	0	0	Australia	Australia	Steve Waugh
2003	Australia	9 October 2003	2	2	0	0	Australia	Australia	Matthew Hayden