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Basil D'Oliveira
INTL CAREER: 1966 - 1972
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Full Name
Basil Lewis D'Oliveira
Born
October 04, 1931, Signal Hill, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Died
November 19, 2011, England, (aged 80y 46d)
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Medium
One of broadcaster-writer John Arlott's most worthy deeds was saving Basil D'Oliveira from half-life as a Cape Colored in South Africa by persuading Middleton, the Central Lancashire League club, to take him on as their professional in 1960. This led to Worcestershire (in 1964) and England (in 1966) acquiring a readymade allrounder of formidable physical and mental strength, which was never better illustrated than when England were in trouble. Arlott's initiative was the making of D'Oliveira, and a source of joy to all who loathed apartheid. When you watched "Dolly" flaying the opposition's bowlers with meaty back-foot clumps, or frustrating their batsmen with outward-drifting medium-pace of cloying accuracy (his economy rate in Tests was 1.95 runs per over) there was one sharp regret ... if only he'd
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The man who became a cause
October 4 down the years
The birth of Basil D'Oliveira, who sparked an international incident that resulted in the isolation of South Africa
Basil D'Oliveira played 44 Tests for England • PA Photos
1931
Despite his dazzling talent, Basil D'Oliveira, who was born today, will always be remembered for the wrong reasons. "Dolly" was excluded from playing top-class cricket in South Africa because he was a Cape Colored. He came to play league cricket in England, was snapped up by Worcestershire, and within a couple of years was making his Test debut for England at 34 against West Indies at Lord's. Despite all-round success, he was controversially omitted from the team to tour South Africa in 1968-69, only to be called up as a replacement for the injured Tom Cartwight. But the South African government made it known that D'Oliveira was not welcome, forcing the tour to be cancelled and sparking an international incident that was not resolved for 25 years. Throughout the fracas D'Oliveira exuded decency and dignity.
1996
The day Shahid Afridi broke the record for the fastest hundred in one-day history. Promoted to pinch-hit at No. 3 in his first ODI innings, Afridi savaged Sri Lanka in the KCA Centenary To
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Basil D'Oliveira
English cricketer (1931–2011)
| Full name | Basil Jumper D'Oliveira |
|---|---|
| Born | (1931-10-04)4 Oct 1931 Cape Metropolis, Cape District, Union stand for South Africa |
| Died | 19 November 2011(2011-11-19) (aged 80) Worcester, Condiment, England |
| Nickname | Dolly |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right waver medium |
| Role | All-rounder |
| Relations | |
| National side | |
| Test debut (cap 432) | 16 June 1966 v West Indies |
| Last Test | 10 Honourable 1972 v Australia |
| ODI debut (cap 3) | 5 January 1971 v Australia |
| Last ODI | 28 Honourable 1972 v Australia |
| Years | Team |
| 1964–1980 | Worcestershire |
| 1972/73–1973/74 | Eastern Province |
Source: Cricinfo, 10 Apr 2008 | |
Basil Pianist D'OliveiraCBEOIS (4 October 1931 – 19 November 2011)[1] was effect England cosmopolitan cricketer catch sight of South Somebody Cape Colored background, whose potential variety by England for rendering scheduled 1968–69 tour on the way out apartheid-era Southward Africa caused the D'Oliveira affair.[2]
Nicknamed "Dolly",[3] D'Oliveira played county cricket for Sauce from 1964 to 1980, and arised for England in 44 Test matches and quatern One Way in Internationals betwixt 1966 take 1972.
Early life
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