The ICC Test Championship Mace is awarded to the winner of the ICC World Test Championship.

History

The mace was originally designed in 2000 by Trevor Brown, a trophy designer at Thomas Lyte.[1][2] The mace was redesigned in 2021, with the new version being handcrafted at Thomas Lyte's workshop in London.[1][3]

Prior to the introduction of the World Test Championship (WTC) Final, the mace was awarded to the team at the top of the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings.[1][2] Since the inception of the WTC Final, the mace has been awarded to the winning team, with the New Zealand team being the first recipient under this new system.[1][4]

Design

The mace is made from sterling silver and gold plates, with a hardwood base.[1][4] Its design features a handle resembling a cricket stump, wrapped in a silver-gilt laurel band.[1][3] The top of the mace is notable for its depiction of a gold-plated cricket ball within a global map, inspired by the sight of a cricketer holding a stump as a souvenir after a match.[1][5]

The design incorporates longitude lines similar to those on a globe, creating reflections against the golden cricket ball.[1] These lines were shaped using hot forging and soldered together to form the globe shape.[1] Around this globe is a belt displaying the insignia of the 12 Test nations participating, with space to include additional nations in the future.[1][3]

Past Mace Winners

ICC Test Championship

ICC World Test Championship

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Behind the scenes: Making of ICC Test Championship Mace presented to New Zealand". June 23, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Savory, Logan (July 27, 2021). "World Test Cricket Championship silverware en route to Invercargill". Stuff.
  3. 1 2 3 "A royal touch for Test world champions". www.dailymirror.lk.
  4. 1 2 "How The Mace For The ICC World Test Championship Winner Was Created | Watch Video - News18". www.news18.com.
  5. ↑ Oberoi, Saatvik (June 23, 2021). "How The World Test Championship Mace Is Made And Who Won It?".
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "A retrospective: How the mace has changed hands". www.icc-cricket.com.
  7. ↑ Wilson, Andy (August 14, 2011). "Andrew Strauss to receive ICC mace for England's world ranking success" – via The Guardian.
  8. ↑ "Smith presented with Test mace". ESPNcricinfo.
  9. ↑ "Pakistan awarded ICC Test Championship mace". September 21, 2016 – via The Hindu.
  10. ↑ "India retain Test Championship Mace for third year in a row". April 1, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Bidwell: New Zealand is no longer cricket's punching bag". RNZ. June 24, 2021.
  12. ↑ https://www.eurosport.com/cricket/australia-crush-india-to-win-world-test-championship-focus-now-shifts-to-england-and-the-ashes_sto9655309/story.shtml
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