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Basil D'Oliveira

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INTL CAREER: 1966 - 1972
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The racism I have seen in cricket

The racism I have seen in cricket

During my playing and broadcasting career, I saw the toxic effect prejudice and ignorance could have on people and the game

21-Jun-2020•Ian Chappell
Doth protest too little

Doth protest too little

Cricketers don't do conscientious activism. But there have been honourable under-the-radar exceptions

02-Jan-2017•Rob Steen
How Dolly changed the colour of our sport

How Dolly changed the colour of our sport

To better appreciate the value of quotas in sport, take a look again at Basil D'Oliveira's story

28-Oct-2016•Mark Nicholas
Walking down Dolly's Cape Town streets

Walking down Dolly's Cape Town streets

There's little in the Upper Cape that commemorates the legacy of Basil D'Oliveira

11-Mar-2016•Luke Alfred
Victims of circumstance

Victims of circumstance

A look at four players whose Test careers and ambitions were thwarted by cancelled tours

11-Oct-2015•Stuart Wark
Worcestershire plan statue for D'Oliveira

Worcestershire plan statue for D'Oliveira

Fund-raising is underway for a commemorative statue of Basil D'Oliveira at the entrance to Worcestershire's redeveloped New Road ground.

03-Dec-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff
In Dolly's footsteps

In Dolly's footsteps

Chips off the old block, Basil D'Oliveira's son Damian and grandson Brett have made it three generations of the family that have played for Worcestershire

30-Jul-2012•Firdose Moonda
Dear Mr Arlott

Dear Mr Arlott

John Arlott wasn't just the voice of cricket. He was a source of comfort and hope to two cricketers who felt themselves alone against the cricket establishment

27-Nov-2011•Sriram Dayanand
The finest non-white South African player of his generation

The finest non-white South African player of his generation

Basil D'Oliveira may have become a symbol of the battle against apartheid, but he was a more than handy player as well

21-Nov-2011•Rob Steen
'A flagship for all those who despised apartheid'

'A flagship for all those who despised apartheid'

Tributes for the South Africa-born former England allrounder Basil D'Oliveira, who has died in England, aged 80

19-Nov-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff
Basil D'Oliveira dies aged 80

Basil D'Oliveira dies aged 80

Basil D'Oliveira, the South Africa-born former England allrounder, has died aged 80

19-Nov-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff
Brett D'Oliveira signs for Worcestershire

Brett D'Oliveira signs for Worcestershire

Worcestershire have signed Brett D'Oliveira, grandson to Basil, from their academy on a one-year contract

23-Aug-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff
India's day of glory

India's day of glory

India came to England in 1971 with a record of no wins and 15 defeats in their 19 Tests... but all that changed at The Oval

13-Aug-2011•Martin Williamson
Dolly mixture

Dolly mixture

Forty summers ago a Cape Coloured South African playing for England unwittingly threw MCC into crisis over a tour to the apartheid republic

12-Sep-2008•Rob Steen
The D'Oliveira Affair

The D'Oliveira Affair

A timeline of events which led to the cancellation of the 1968-69 England tour of South Africa

24-Jun-2008•Martin Williamson
'I never thought they`d do that to you, Bas'

'I never thought they`d do that to you, Bas'

Basil D'Oliveira recalls being left out of the 1968-69 side to tour South Africa ... and the storm which followed

23-Jun-2008
The man who became a cause

The man who became a cause

The D'Oliveira affair, superbly chronicled by Peter Oborne, is a reminder that cricket can be about so much more than just sport

10-Feb-2008•Suresh Menon
Hello Dolly

Hello Dolly

How a stepped-on sandwich sparked a permanent adoration for D'Oliveira

28-Dec-2006•Steven Lynch
Cricket in crisis

Cricket in crisis

After a week where cricket made the headlines for all the wrong reasons, we look back on XI other times when the game has taken centre stage for events off the field

29-Aug-2006•Martin Williamson
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