The Sir Vivian Richards Trophy is a

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trophy that is awarded to the winner of

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series between

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and

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. While the two sides first played each other in a Test series in the 1991/92 season, a one-match series in which the West Indians emerged the winners,Only Test: West Indies v South Africa at Bridgetown, Apr 18-23, 1992.
ESPNcricinfo. the series between the two sides was only named starting with the 1998/99 West Indian tour of South Africa, a five-match series won by the hosts 5-0. The Trophy has since been contested another seven times, and South Africa has emerged the winner and retained the Trophy each time.

List of Test series

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