The Crowe–Thorpe Trophy is a Test cricket series played between the men's cricket teams of England and New Zealand. It was launched in November 2024 during England's tour of New Zealand.[1][2]
| Countries |  England New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Administrator | International Cricket Council England and Wales Cricket Board New Zealand Cricket |
| Format | Test cricket |
| First edition | 2024–25 (New Zealand) |
| Tournament format | Test series |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Qualification | ICC World Test Championship |
The trophy commemorates the honouring the legacies of the late Martin Crowe and late Graham Thorpe.[3]
List of Crowe–Thorpe Trophy series
editPre Crowe–Thorpe Trophy era
edit| Years | Host | Tests | England |
New Zealand |
Drawn | Series Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929–30 | New Zealand
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | England
|
| 1932–33 | New Zealand
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Draw |
| 1946–47 | New Zealand
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Draw |
| 1950–51 | New Zealand
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | England
|
| 1954–55 | New Zealand
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | England
|
| 1958–59 | New Zealand
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | England
|
| 1962–63 | New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | England
|
| 1965–66 | New Zealand
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Draw |
| 1970–71 | New Zealand
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | England
|
| 1974–75 | New Zealand
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | England
|
| 1977–78 | New Zealand
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Draw |
| 1983–84 | New Zealand
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | New Zealand
|
| 1987–88 | New Zealand
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Draw |
| 1991–92 | New Zealand
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | England
|
| 1996–97 | New Zealand
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | England
|
| 2001–02 | New Zealand
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Draw |
| 2007–08 | New Zealand
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | England
|
| 2012–13 | New Zealand
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Draw |
| 2017–18 | New Zealand
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand
|
| 2019–20 | New Zealand
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand
|
| 2022–23 | New Zealand
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Draw |
Crowe–Thorpe Trophy era
edit| Years | Host | Tests | England |
New Zealand |
Drawn | Series Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | New Zealand
|
3 | – | – | – |
See also
edit- Hillary Shield (the rugby union equivalent)
References
edit- ^ "New Zealand and England to compete for Crowe-Thorpe Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "Black Caps, England to play for Crowe-Thorpe Trophy". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "Greats honoured as New Zealand, England reveal trophy for future Tests". ICC. Retrieved 26 November 2024.