Southern Cross Trophy
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{{Use British English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament main
| name = Southern Cross Trophy
| image =
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| caption =
| country = {{cr|AUS}}
{{cr|ZIM}}
| administrator = Cricket Australia and Zimbabwe Cricket
| cricket format = Test cricket
| first = 1999–2000 (Zimbabwe)
| next =
| tournament format = Test Series
| participants = 2
| trophyholder = {{cr|AUS}} (2003–04)
| most successful = {{cr|AUS}} (2 series wins)
| qualification =
| most runs = {{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Hayden
(501 runs)
| most wickets = {{flagicon|AUS}} Andy Bichel
(10 wickets)
| TV =
| website =
| current =
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The Southern Cross Trophy is a cricket trophy that was awarded to the winner of Test series between Australia and Zimbabwe.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/blank/engine/series/60750.html?view=records Southern Cross Trophy.] ESPNcricinfo. 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.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64049.html Zimbabwe tour of Australia, 2nd Test: Australia v Zimbabwe at Sydney, Oct 17-20, 2003] ESPNcricinfo.
List of Test series
class="wikitable sortable" |
scope="col" | Season
! scope="col" | Host ! scope="col" | First Match ! scope="col" | Tests ! scope="col" | Australia ! scope="col" | Zimbabwe ! scope="col" | Drawn ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Holder ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Player of the series |
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1999
| {{cr|ZIM}} | 14 October 1999 | {{center|1}} | {{center|1}} | {{center|0}} | {{center|0}} | bgcolor="#fdea60"| Australia | bgcolor="#fdea60"| {{cr|AUS}} | {{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Waugh |
2003
| {{cr|AUS}} | 9 October 2003 | {{center|2}} | {{center|2}} | {{center|0}} | {{center|0}} | bgcolor="#fdea60"| Australia | bgcolor="#fdea60"| {{cr|AUS}} | {{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Hayden |
References
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See also
- Australia national cricket team
- Zimbabwe national cricket team
- Australian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1999–2000
- Zimbabwean cricket team in Australia in 2003–04
{{Named Test Cricket series}}
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Category:Test cricket competitions
Category:Cricket awards and rankings
Category:Australia–Zimbabwe sports relations
Category:Australia in international cricket
Category:Zimbabwe in international cricket
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