Crowe–Thorpe Trophy

Crowe–Thorpe Trophy
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
Most runs	Kane Williamson (395)
Most wickets	Brydon Carse (18)

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]

The trophy commemorates the late Martin Crowe (New Zealand) and the late Graham Thorpe (England).^[3]

Background

Test series and one-off encounters not under the trophy

The two teams first met when the England national cricket team toured Ceylon, Australia and New Zealand in the 1929–30 season. Thereafter, England and New Zealand contested many Test series before 2024.

Years	Host	Tests	England	New Zealand	Drawn	Series Winner
1929–30	New Zealand	4	1	0	3	England
1931	England	3	1	0	2	England
1932–33^[4]	New Zealand	2	0	0	2	Drawn
1937	England	3	1	0	2	England
1946–47^[5]	New Zealand	1	0	0	1	Drawn
1949	England	4	0	0	4	Drawn
1950–51^[6]	New Zealand	2	1	0	1	England
1954–55^[7]	New Zealand	2	2	0	0	England
1958	England	5	4	0	1	England
1958–59^[8]	New Zealand	2	1	0	1	England
1962–63^[9]	New Zealand	3	3	0	0	England
1965	England	3	3	0	0	England
1965–66^[10]	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	Drawn
1969	England	3	2	0	1	England
1970–71^[11]	New Zealand	2	1	0	1	England
1973	England	3	2	0	1	England
1974–75^[12]	New Zealand	2	1	0	1	England
1977–78^[13]	New Zealand	3	1	1	1	Drawn
1978	England	3	3	0	0	England
1983	England	3	2	1	0	England
1983–84^[14]	New Zealand	3	0	1	2	New Zealand
1986	England	3	0	1	2	New Zealand
1987–88^[15]	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	Drawn
1990	England	3	1	0	2	England
1991–92	New Zealand	3	2	0	1	England
1994	England	3	1	0	2	England
1996–97^[16]	New Zealand	3	2	0	1	England
1999	England	4	1	2	1	New Zealand
2001–02	New Zealand	3	1	1	1	Drawn
2004	England	3	3	0	0	England
2007–08	New Zealand	3	2	1	1	England
2008	England	3	2	0	1	England
2012–13	New Zealand	3	0	0	3	Drawn
2013	England	2	2	0	0	England
2015	England	2	1	1	0	Drawn
2017–18	New Zealand	2	0	1	1	New Zealand
2019–20	New Zealand	2	0	1	1	New Zealand
2021	England	3	0	1	1	New Zealand
2022	England	3	3	0	0	England
2022–23	New Zealand	2	1	1	0	Drawn

Crowe–Thorpe Trophy series

Years	Host	Tests	England	New Zealand	Drawn	Player of the Series	Series Winner	Holder at series end
2024–25	New Zealand	3	2	1	0	Harry Brook	England	England
2026	England	3	-	–	–

Total Series	England	New Zealand	Drawn
1	1	0	0

References

^ "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.
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External links

[1] "New Zealand and England to compete for Crowe-Thorpe Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2024.

[2] "Black Caps, England to play for Crowe-Thorpe Trophy". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 26 November 2024.

[3] "Greats honoured as New Zealand, England reveal trophy for future Tests". ICC. Retrieved 26 November 2024.

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