Tangiwai Shield

The Tangiwai Shield is a Test cricket series played between the men's cricket teams of New Zealand and South Africa. It was launched in February 2024 during South Africa's tour of New Zealand.

Tangiwai Shield

The Tangiwai Shield, the series trophy for New Zealand vs South Africa Tests
Countries	Neuseeland Südafrika
Administrator	International Cricket Council New Zealand Cricket Cricket South Africa
Format	Test cricket
First edition	2023–24 (New Zealand)
Tournament format	Test series
Number of teams	2
Current trophy holder	Neuseeland (1st)
Most successful	Neuseeland (1)
Qualification	ICC World Test Championship
Most runs	Kane Williamson (403)
Most wickets	William O'Rourke (9)

The trophy commemorates the tragic events of 1953, when 151 people on the train from Wellington to Auckland on Christmas Eve - including Nerissa Love, the fiancé of New Zealand fast bowler Bob Blair - lost their lives in the rail disaster. The disaster coincided with the second Test between New Zealand and South Africa, where Bob Blair was playing the match.

List of Tangiwai Shield series

Pre Tangiwai Shield era

Years	Host	Tests	Neuseeland	Südafrika	Drawn	Series Winner
1931–32	Neuseeland	2	0	2	0	Südafrika
1952–53	Neuseeland	2	0	1	1	Südafrika
1953–54	Südafrika	5	0	4	1	Südafrika
1961–62	Südafrika	5	2	2	1	Draw
1963–64	Neuseeland	3	0	0	3	Draw
1994–95	Südafrika	3	1	2	0	Südafrika
1994–95	Neuseeland	1	0	1	0	Südafrika
1998–99	Neuseeland	3	0	1	2	Südafrika
2000–01	Südafrika	3	0	2	1	Südafrika
2003–04	Neuseeland	3	1	1	1	Draw
2005–06	Südafrika	3	0	2	1	Südafrika
2007–08	Südafrika	2	0	2	0	Südafrika
2011–12	Neuseeland	3	0	1	2	Südafrika
2012–13	Südafrika	2	0	2	0	Südafrika
2016	Südafrika	2	0	1	1	Südafrika
2016–17	Neuseeland	3	0	1	2	Südafrika
2021–22	Neuseeland	2	1	1	0	Draw

Tangiwai Shield era

Years	Host	Tests	Neuseeland	Südafrika	Drawn	Series Winner
2023–24	Neuseeland	2	2	0	0	Neuseeland

See also

• Freedom Cup (the rugby union equivalent)

External links

• series home at ESPNcricinfo