Frank Worrell Trophy
| The Frank Worrell Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Format | Test cricket |
| First tournament | 1960-61 |
| Next tournament | 2012 |
| Tournament format | Test Series |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Current trophy holder | Australia |
| Most successful | Australia (10) |
| Most runs | Brian Lara (2,815) |
| Most wickets | Courtney Walsh (135) |
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.
Timeline
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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 | 9 December 1960 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1* | Australia | Australia |
| 2 | 1964-65 | West Indies | 3 March 1965 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | West Indies | West Indies |
| 3 | 1968-69 | Australia | 6 December 1968 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Australia | Australia |
| 4 | 1972-73 | West Indies | 16 February 1973 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 1975-76 | Australia | 28 November 1975 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 1977-78 | West Indies | 3 March 1978 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | West Indies | West Indies |
| 7 | 1979-80 | Australia | 1 December 1979 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 1981-82 | Australia | 26 December 1981 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Drawn | |
| 9 | 1983-84 | West Indies | 2 March 1984 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | West Indies | |
| 10 | 1984-85 | Australia | 9 November 1984 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 1988-89 | Australia | 18 November 1988 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 1990-91 | West Indies | 1 March 1991 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 1992-93 | Australia | 27 November 1992 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 1994-95 | West Indies | 31 March 1995 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Australia | Australia |
| 15 | 1996-97 | Australia | 22 November 1996 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 1998-99 | West Indies | 5 March 1999 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Drawn | |
| 17 | 2000-01 | Australia | 23 November 2000 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Australia | |
| 18 | 2002-03 | West Indies | 10 April 2003 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 19 | 2005-06 | Australia | 3 November 2005 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | 2008 | West Indies | 22 May 2008 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 21 | 2009-10 | Australia | 26 November 2009 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Summary of wins and draws
| Totals up to and including the 2009-10 series in Australia | ||||
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| Played | Won by Australia |
Won by West Indies |
Drawn | |
| Tests | 93 | 41 (44%) | 30 (32%) | 22 (23%) |
| Series | 21 | 11 (52%) | 8 (38%) | 2 (9%) |
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