playername | Basil D'Oliveira |
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country | England |
fullname | Basil Lewis D'Oliveira |
nickname | Dolly, Bas |
living | true |
dayofbirth | 4 |
monthofbirth | 10 |
yearofbirth | 1931 |
placeofbirth | Cape Town |
countryofbirth | South Africa |
batting | Right-handed |
bowling | Right arm medium |
role | All-rounder, coach |
international | true |
testdebutdate | 16 June |
testdebutyear | 1966 |
testdebutagainst | West Indies |
testcap | 432 |
lasttestdate | 10 August |
lasttestyear | 1972 |
lasttestagainst | Australia |
odidebutdate | 5 January |
odidebutyear | 1971 |
odidebutagainst | Australia |
odicap | 3 |
lastodidate | 28 August |
lastodiyear | 1972 |
lastodiagainst | Australia |
club2 | Worcestershire |
year2 | 1964 – 1980 |
club1 | Middleton C.C |
year1 | 1960 – 1963 |
columns | 4 |
column1 | Test |
matches1 | 44 |
runs1 | 2484 |
bat avg1 | 40.06 |
100s/50s1 | 5/15 |
top score1 | 158 |
deliveries1 | 5706 |
wickets1 | 47 |
bowl avg1 | 39.55 |
fivefor1 | 0 |
tenfor1 | 0 |
best bowling1 | 3/46 |
catches/stumpings1 | 29/– |
column2 | ODI |
matches2 | 4 |
runs2 | 30 |
bat avg2 | 10.00 |
100s/50s2 | 0/0 |
top score2 | 17 |
deliveries2 | 204 |
wickets2 | 3 |
bowl avg2 | 46.66 |
fivefor2 | – |
tenfor2 | n/a |
best bowling2 | 1/19 |
catches/stumpings2 | 1/– |
column3 | FC |
matches3 | 367 |
runs3 | 19490 |
bat avg3 | 40.26 |
100s/50s3 | 45/101 |
top score3 | 227 |
deliveries3 | 41079 |
wickets3 | 551 |
bowl avg3 | 27.45 |
fivefor3 | 17 |
tenfor3 | 2 |
best bowling3 | 6/29 |
catches/stumpings3 | 215/– |
column4 | LA |
matches4 | 187 |
runs4 | 3770 |
bat avg4 | 24.96 |
100s/50s4 | 2/19 |
top score4 | 102 |
deliveries4 | 7892 |
wickets4 | 190 |
bowl avg4 | 23.56 |
fivefor4 | 1 |
tenfor4 | n/a |
best bowling4 | 5/26 |
catches/stumpings4 | 44/– |
date | 10 April |
year | 2008 |
source | http://content.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/11914.html Cricinfo }} |
D'Oliveira played the first Test of the 1968 series against the Australians at Old Trafford, he was then dropped for the subsequent three Tests. He was recalled by the selectors for the final Test at the Oval and a century (158 runs in the first innings) against Australia seemed to have guaranteed his place in the side to play the 1968-69 Test series in South Africa. He was left out of the touring party under the pretext that his bowling would not be effective in his native country. South African cricket officials, realising that the inclusion of D'Oliveira would lead to the cancellation of the tour and probable exclusion from Test cricket, exerted pressure on the MCC hierarchy and the decision not to pick him was felt by opponents of Apartheid to be a way of keeping cricket links with South Africa open. There was dissent in the press to this course of events and when Warwickshire's Tom Cartwright was ruled out because of injury, D'Oliveira was called up into the squad. South African prime minister, B. J. Vorster, had already made it clear that D'Oliveira's inclusion was not acceptable, and despite many negotiations the tour was cancelled. This was seen as a watershed in the sporting boycott of apartheid South Africa.
D'Oliveira was a successful batsman with a low backlift and powerful strokes. When he toured Australia in 1970-71 on the night after they won the series 2-0 he pushed his forefinger into the chest of every Australian he met, saying "We stuffed you".
In 2000, he was nominated as one of 10 South African cricketers of the century, despite not having played for South Africa.
In 2004, a perpetual trophy was struck for Test series between England and South Africa, and named the 'Basil D'Oliveira Trophy'. In 2005, he was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours. In the same year, journalist Peter Oborne wrote a well-received biography, entitled Basil D'Oliveira: Cricket and Conspiracy, which was accompanied by Paul Yule's RTS award-winning documentary Not Cricket - The Basil D'Oliveira Conspiracy.
In 2004, a stand at New Road, Worcester was named in his honour.
His son, Damian D'Oliveira, also played first-class cricket for Worcestershire and his brother Ivan played fleetingly for Leicestershire.
It is reported that D'Oliveira now suffers from Alzheimer's disease.
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