Southern Cross Trophy

Southern Cross Trophy
Countries Australia and Zimbabwe
Administrator Cricket Australia and Zimbabwe Cricket
Format Test cricket
First tournament Australian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1999–2000
Last tournament Zimbabwean cricket team in Australia in 2003–04
Tournament format Test Series
Number of teams 2
( Australia &  Zimbabwe)
Current trophy holder  Australia
Most successful  Australia (2 titles)
Most runs Australia Matthew Hayden
(501 runs)[1]
Most wickets Australia Andy Bichel
(10 wickets)[1]

The Southern Cross Trophy is a cricket trophy that is 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] Hayden surpassed Brian Lara's record 375 with that score,[3] but the record was later retaken by Brian Lara in his 400* against England the next year, still the highest score by a batsman in international cricket.[4]

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 Australia Steve Waugh
2003  Australia 9 October 2003
2
2
0
0
 Australia  Australia Australia Matthew Hayden

References

  1. 1 2 3 Zimbabwe tour of Australia, 2nd Test: Australia v Zimbabwe at Sydney, Oct 17-20, 2003 ESPNcricinfo.
  2. ↑ Southern Cross Trophy. ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ↑ Martin WIlliamson. The world record that nearly wasn't. ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ↑ Will Magee. 13 Hours at the Stumps: Brian Lara's Record-Breaking Test Innings. Vice Sports.

See also

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