List of Wisden Trophy records
Rank Most Test matches Player Period
1 19 Clive Lloyd 1976-84
2 18 Viv Richards 1985-91
3 17 Michael Atherton 1993-98
4 14 Brian Lara 1997-04
5 13 Garry Sobers 1966-69
Wisden Trophy records -- Captaincy records
John Goddard won five Test matches as captain for West Indies but this occurred between 1948 and 1957 before the Wisden Trophy was established .
This is a list of Wisden Trophy Test cricket series played between England and West Indies which dates back to 1963. It is usually played alternately in England and West Indies, although early series were predominantly played in England. The Wisden Trophy series varies between three and six Tests. In the series' 44-year history, the trophy has changed hands on five occasions (1968, 1973, 2000 and twice in 2009). The West Indies won the first Wisden Trophy in 1963 and held the cup until 1968. England then held the trophy for a brief period between 1968 and 1973. After the 1973 series the West Indies retained the trophy for 27 years. This included a 16-year period (1974-1990) where the West Indies did not lose a Test. The new millennium proved to be the turning point in the series as England won the 2000 Wisden Trophy 3-1 to regain the trophy after West Indies went 1-0 up, and have been largely successful against the West Indies at test-level since then, with the West Indies only being successful in 1 series since, in 2009. Since then, normal form has been resumed with England remaining undefeated in the 3 series since. To put the recent dominance by England into perspective, since the Millennium, West Indies have won only 3 Tests, to England's 19 and that was after the West Indies won the very first Test of the new Millennium at Edgbaston in 2000. The next Wisden Trophy series will take place in England in 2017 and will consist of three Test matches.