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| − | '''Basil D'Oliveira''' (4 October 1931 – 19 November 2011)<ref> | + | '''Basil D'Oliveira''' (4 October 1931 – 19 November 2011)<ref>Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 52. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.</ref> was an England international cricketer of [[South Africa]]n Cape Coloured background, whose potential selection by England for the scheduled 1968–69 tour of apartheid-era South Africa caused the ''D'Oliveira affair''. |
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| + | Nicknamed "Dolly", D'Oliveira played county cricket for Worcestershire from 1964 to 1980, and appeared for England in 44 Test matches and four One Day Internationals between 1966 and 1972.<ref>''[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/sports/cricket/basil-doliveira-a-symbol-for-cricket-and-for-equality-dies-at-80.html "Basil D’Oliveira, a Symbol for Cricket and for Equality, Dies at 80"]''</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:01, 7 August 2021
 Basil D'Oliveira     | |
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| Born | 4 October 1931 Cape Town, Cape Province, Union of South Africa |
| Died | 19 November 2011 (Age 80) Worcester, Worcestershire, England |
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Basil D'Oliveira (4 October 1931 – 19 November 2011)[1] was an England international cricketer of South African Cape Coloured background, whose potential selection by England for the scheduled 1968–69 tour of apartheid-era South Africa caused the D'Oliveira affair.
Nicknamed "Dolly", D'Oliveira played county cricket for Worcestershire from 1964 to 1980, and appeared for England in 44 Test matches and four One Day Internationals between 1966 and 1972.[2]
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References
- ↑ Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 52. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
- ↑ "Basil D’Oliveira, a Symbol for Cricket and for Equality, Dies at 80"
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