Frank Worrell Trophy
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The Frank Worrell Trophy is awarded for the winner of the West Indies - Australia Test match series in cricket.
The trophy is named after the former West Indies captain Sir Frank Worrell, and was first awarded at the end of the 1960-61 series. The cricket Board of Control and Sir Donald Bradman commissioned former Test cricketer and professional jeweller Ernie McCormick to create a perpetual trophy. The trophy was to be presented to the winning captain of each Test series between Australia and the West Indies.
The trophy's design incorporated a ball used in the Tied Test. Along with The Ashes, The Frank Worrell Trophy, is considered to be one of the most respected trophies in the world of cricket.
[edit] Timeline
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[edit] List of Frank Worrell Trophy series
| Series | Season | Played in | First match | Tests played |
Tests won by Australia |
Tests won by West Indies |
Tests drawn |
Series result |
Holder at series end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1960-61 | Australia | December 9, 1960 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1* | Australia | Australia |
| 2 | 1964-65 | West Indies | March 3, 1965 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | West Indies | West Indies |
| 3 | 1968-69 | Australia | December 6, 1968 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Australia | Australia |
| 4 | 1972-73 | West Indies | February 16, 1973 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Australia | Australia |
| 5 | 1975-76 | Australia | November 28, 1975 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | Australia | Australia |
| 6 | 1977-78 | West Indies | March 3, 1978 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | West Indies | West Indies |
| 7 | 1979-80 | Australia | December 1, 1979 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | West Indies | West Indies |
| 8 | 1981-82 | Australia | December 26, 1981 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Drawn | West Indies |
| 9 | 1983-84 | West Indies | March 2, 1984 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | West Indies | West Indies |
| 10 | 1984-85 | Australia | November 9, 1984 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | West Indies | West Indies |
| 11 | 1988-89 | Australia | November 18, 1988 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | West Indies | West Indies |
| 12 | 1990-91 | West Indies | March 1, 1991 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | West Indies | West Indies |
| 13 | 1992-93 | Australia | November 27, 1992 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | West Indies | West Indies |
| 14 | 1994-95 | West Indies | March 31, 1995 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Australia | Australia |
| 15 | 1996-97 | Australia | November 22, 1996 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Australia | Australia |
| 16 | 1998-99 | West Indies | March 5, 1999 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Drawn | Australia |
| 17 | 2000-01 | Australia | November 23, 2000 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Australia | Australia |
| 18 | 2002-03 | West Indies | April 10, 2003 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Australia | Australia |
| 19 | 2005-06 | Australia | November 3, 2005 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Australia | Australia |
[edit] Summary of wins and draws
| Totals up to and including the 2005-06 series in Australia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won by Australia |
Won by West Indies |
Drawn | |
| Tests | 102 | 48 (47%) | 32 (31%) | 21 (21%) |
| Series | 19 | 9 (47%) | 8 (42%) | 2 (11%) |
