Sobers–Tissera Trophy

The Sobers–Tissera Trophy is a cricket trophy, awarded to the winners of Test series between West Indies and Sri Lanka. It was first awarded following the 2015-16 series between the sides. The trophy is named after Sir Garfield Sobers and Michael Tissera, prominent cricketers of old from the two countries.[1]

Sobers–Tissera Trophy
Countries West Indies
 Sri Lanka
AdministratorWest Indies Cricket Board
Sri Lanka Cricket
FormatTest cricket
First edition2015-16
Latest edition2018
Next edition2020–21
Tournament formatTest Series
Number of teams2
Current trophy holder Sri Lanka
Most successful Sri Lanka (1 title)
Most runs Shane Dowrich (288)
Most wickets Shannon Gabriel (20)

The first Sobers-Tissera Trophy was lifted by Sri Lanka in 2015.[2]

Background

The West Indies Cricket Board and Sri Lanka Cricket announced that all future bilateral tours of West Indies and Sri Lanka to be named as Garfield Sobers-Michael Tissera series. Sobers exploits with bat and ball made him regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of the game. Tissera, a right-hand batsman and leg-spin bowler, played in the same era as Sobers, but his career was limited to playing first-class cricket, as Sri Lanka was not an ICC full member nation and therefore did not play Test cricket, where Tissera lead the Ceylon team to win the famous victory against India in India.

List of Sobers–Tissera Trophy series
TeamsTotalWest Indies wonSri Lanka wonDraw
West Indies vs Sri Lanka[3]Series2011
  West Indies won
  Retained by West Indies
  Sri Lanka won
  Retained by Sri Lanka
Series Season Host First match Tests
played (sched)		 Tests won
by West Indies		 Tests won
by Sri Lanka		 Tests
drawn		 Player of the Series Series
result		 Holder at
series end
1 2015–16 Sri Lanka 14 October 2015 2 0 2 0 Rangana Herath (SL) Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
2 2018 West Indies 6 June 2018 3 1 1 1 Shane Dowrich (WI) Drawn Sri Lanka
West Indies Test wins (as of June 2018)Sri Lankan Test wins (as of June 2018)Draws
131

Timeline

See also
  • Warne–Muralidaran Trophy

References
  1. "Sobers-Tissera Trophy". nations.lk. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-west-indies-2015-16/content/story/933770.html
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