Basil D'Oliveira

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Person.png Basil D'Oliveira   WikiquoteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Born4 October 1931
Cape Town, Cape Province, Union of South Africa
Died19 November 2011 (Age 80)
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
English cricketer

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

  1. Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 52. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
  2. "Basil D’Oliveira, a Symbol for Cricket and for Equality, Dies at 80"
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