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The friendship and rivalry of Viv Richards and Ian Botham will be commemorated in a new series trophy when England next face West Indies in Test cricket, after the ECB and CWI agreed that the Wisden Trophy will be retired at the end of this week’s third Test.
The new Richards-Botham Trophy will pay tribute to two greats of the game “whose rivalry and friendship embodies the close relationship and mutual respect between the two sides”, said the two boards in a joint press release.
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