The trophy is named after the famous cricketing publisher Wisden and was presented by John Wisden & Co after gaining the approval of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).
Wisden Trophy 2003-04: Fourth Test, Day 3 (2004):
Brian Lara becomes the first Batsman to score 400 in Test match cricket.
105 Test matches have been played, with West Indies winning 43 times, England 28 times, and 34 matches being drawn. Brian Lara is the top scorer in the Wisden Trophy series with 2983 runs, while Curtly Ambrose is the leading wicket taker with 164 wickets.
In 2020, it was announced that the trophy would be replaced by the Richards-Botham Trophy named after Sir Vivian Richards and Sir Ian Botham.