The England cricket team toured South Africa in 2004âÂÂ05. England won the five-Test series 2âÂÂ1, achieving their first series win in South Africa for 40 years, when MJK Smith's side were victorious in 1964âÂÂ65; however, South Africa won the seven-match ODI series 4âÂÂ1, one match finishing as a tie and the other as "no result".
The Test series saw the awarding of the inaugural Basil D'Oliveira Trophy, named for the South Africa-born England cricketer Basil D'Oliveira.
England went into the tour having won all seven Test matches they played during the English summer, beating the West Indies and New Zealand in series whitewashes.