Cricket - Richards-Botham Trophy

England and West Indies have competed at Test Match level since 1928, but it was only in 1963 that a physical prize was put up for the regular meetings between the English and the men from the Caribbean.
The original trophy was made to celebrate the 100th publication of the cricketing `bible` - Wisden Cricketers' Almanack - and depicted the book's creator, John Wisden.
After the 2020 series, the Wisden Trophy was retired to the museum at Lord's Cricket Ground in London and replaced by a new bauble called the Richards-Botham Trophy, named after two of the greatest players produced by each side, Vivian Richards and Ian Botham
Since 2000, the bowler with the most wickets in each series has been awarded the Malcolm Marshall Memorial Trophy, as a tribute to the Barbadian who was one of the sport's greatest performers.

* Trophy not at stake
YEAR
VENUE
TESTS
RESULT
HOLDERS
1928*
England
3
ENG 3-0
-
1929-0*
Caribbean
4
Drw 1-1
-
1933*
England
3
ENG 2-0
-
1934-5*
Caribbean
4
WIN 2-1
-
1939*
England
3
ENG 1-0
-
1947-8*
Caribbean
4
WIN 2-0
-
1950*
England
4
WIN 3-1
-
1953-4*
Caribbean
4
Drw 2-2
-
1957*
England
5
ENG 3-0
-
1959-0*
Caribbean
5
ENG 1-0
-
1963
England
5
WIN 3-1
WIN
1966
England
5
WIN 3-1
WIN
1967-8
Caribbean
5
ENG 1-0
ENG
1969
England
3
ENG 2-0
ENG
1973
England
3
WIN 2-0
WIN
1973-4
Caribbean
5
Drw 1-1
WIN
1976
England
5
WIN 3-0
WIN
1980
England
5
WIN 1-0
WIN
1980-1
Caribbean
4
WIN 2-0
WIN
1984
England
5
WIN 5-0
WIN
1985-6
Caribbean
5
WIN 5-0
WIN
1988
England
5
WIN 4-0
WIN
1989-0
Caribbean
4
WIN 2-1
WIN
1991
England
5
Drw 2-2
WIN
1993-4
Caribbean
5
WIN 3-1
WIN
1995
England
6
Drw 2-2
WIN
1997-8
Caribbean
6
WIN 3-1
WIN
2000
England
5
ENG 3-1
ENG
2003-4
Caribbean
4
ENG 3-0
ENG
2004
England
4
ENG 4-0
ENG
2007
England
4
ENG 3-0
ENG
2008-9
Caribbean
5
WIN 1-0
WIN
2009
England
2
ENG 2-0
ENG
2012 England 3 ENG 2-0 ENG
2015 Caribbean                3 Drw 1-1 ENG
2017 England                3 ENG 2-1 ENG
2019 Caribbean                3 WIN 2-1 WIN
2020 England 3 ENG 2-1 ENG
2022 Caribbean                3 WIN 1-0 WIN

 

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