Dates 8 December 2004 – 13 February 2005 Result England won the 5-match series 2–1 | ||
The England cricket team toured South Africa in 2004–05. England won the five-Test series 2–1, achieving their first series win in South Africa for 40 years, when MJK Smith's side were victorious in 1964–65; however, South Africa won the seven-match ODI series 4–1, one match finishing as a tie and the other as "no result".
The Test series saw the awarding of the inaugural Basil D'Oliveira Trophy, named for the South Africa-born England cricketer Basil D'Oliveira.
Background
England went into the series having won all seven Test matches they played during the English summer, demolishing the West Indies and New Zealand.
References
English cricket team in South Africa in 2004–05 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA