Born into a religious Catholic family of Indian-Portuguese descent in Signal Hill, Cape Town, as a boy he would make his way down to the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town, and climb the trees outside to watch the games.
D'Oliveira captained South Africa's national non-white cricket team, and also played football for the non-white national side.
Career
With the support of John Arlott, and the members and supporters of St Augustine's Cricket Club in Cape Town, he emigrated to England in 1960, where the journalist John Kay found him a place in his Central Lancashire League team of Middleton. D'Oliveira noted his surprise at seeing white people doing menial work, and waiting on him in restaurants. He joined the first-class county team Worcestershire County Cricket Club in 1964, and became a British citizen.
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In this compelling narrative, we delve into the intriguing tale of Basil D'Oliveira, a cricketer whose selection for an England tour to South Africa in 1968 sparked a series of events that transcended the cricketing world. Against the backdrop of global turmoil, we explore the pivotal moments and decisions that led to D'Oliveira's inclusion in the squad, the controversy it stirred, and the impact it had on politics and sport. Join us as we unravel how a simple cricket selection had far-reaching consequences, ultimately changing the world.
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Cricketing legend Basil D'Oliveira dies at 80.
The South African-born former England sportsman, Basil D'Oliveira known affectionately around the world as "Dolly" has died.
He played 44 tests for England after emigrating due to lack of opportunities for non-white players back home. He was a member of the England squad whose 1968 tour of South Africahad to be cancelled after the government there refused to accept his selection in the visiting party.
The incident marked the beginning of South Africa's isolation in the sport that would last until 1991.
D'Oliveira suffered Parkinson's disease in later life and died at the age of 80.
Al Jazeera's Anton Sensky reports.
published: 19 Nov 2011
Former England cricketer Basil D'Oliveira dies aged 80
Basil D'Oliveira, the England cricket great and worldwide symbol of the fight against sporting apartheid, has died at the age of 80.
published: 19 Nov 2011
ENGLAND v WEST INDIES 3rd TEST MATCH DAY 3 TRENT BRIDGE JULY 2 1966 BASIL D'OLIVEIRA ROHAN KANHAI
published: 02 Jul 2021
ENGLAND v WEST INDIES 4th TEST MATCH DAY 3 HEADINGLEY AUGUST 6 1966 BASIL D'OLIVEIRA PETER LASHLEY
published: 06 Aug 2021
Basil D'oliveira
published: 02 Jul 2024
FRIDAY STORY | S2:E2 | Basil D'Oliveira: A Cricketer of Talent and Dignity who Changed the World
BASIL D'OLIVEIRA is a name familiar to me from my earliest days, but whose details I knew very little about. A man whose talent, fight and dignity took him to the pinnacle of his sport, when a moment of injustice opened British eyes to the cruelty and pettiness of South Africa's system of Apartheid.
For more information and stories, please visit www.InheritSouthAfrica.com.
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published: 22 May 2020
The D'Oliveira affair - Apartheid's downfall
The story of how a cricketer changed the world. Basil D'Oliveira, simply by playing the sport he loved, helped destroy the racist apartheid system in South Africa.
(CW: scenes of graphic violence and racist language)
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published: 29 Apr 2020
Legendary cricketer Basil D’Oliviera honoured in W Cape
The Basil D 'Oliveira Legacy Project Gala Dinner took place in Cape Town on Monday evening. The South African D 'Oliveira played for England because black South Africans were barred from the national team, and his inclusion in the England squad to tour South Africa in 1968 was a watershed moment in the sporting boycott of apartheid South Africa. The tour was cancelled when then Prime minister, BJ Vorster, made it clear his inclusion would not be accepted.
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published: 16 Feb 2016
SAEED AHMED c ALAN KNOTT b BASIL D'OLIVEIRA 22 ENGLAND v PAKISTAN T3 DAY 3 HEADINGLEY JULY 10 1971
In reply to England's first innings of 316, Pakistan had reached 256-6....
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In this compelling narrative, we delve into the intriguing tale of Basil D'Oliveira, a cricketer...
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In this compelling narrative, we delve into the intriguing tale of Basil D'Oliveira, a cricketer whose selection for an England tour to South Africa in 1968 sparked a series of events that transcended the cricketing world. Against the backdrop of global turmoil, we explore the pivotal moments and decisions that led to D'Oliveira's inclusion in the squad, the controversy it stirred, and the impact it had on politics and sport. Join us as we unravel how a simple cricket selection had far-reaching consequences, ultimately changing the world.
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In this compelling narrative, we delve into the intriguing tale of Basil D'Oliveira, a cricketer whose selection for an England tour to South Africa in 1968 sparked a series of events that transcended the cricketing world. Against the backdrop of global turmoil, we explore the pivotal moments and decisions that led to D'Oliveira's inclusion in the squad, the controversy it stirred, and the impact it had on politics and sport. Join us as we unravel how a simple cricket selection had far-reaching consequences, ultimately changing the world.
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The South African-born former England sportsman, Basil D'Oliveira known affectionately around the world as "Dolly" has died.
He played 44 tests for England a...
The South African-born former England sportsman, Basil D'Oliveira known affectionately around the world as "Dolly" has died.
He played 44 tests for England after emigrating due to lack of opportunities for non-white players back home. He was a member of the England squad whose 1968 tour of South Africahad to be cancelled after the government there refused to accept his selection in the visiting party.
The incident marked the beginning of South Africa's isolation in the sport that would last until 1991.
D'Oliveira suffered Parkinson's disease in later life and died at the age of 80.
Al Jazeera's Anton Sensky reports.
The South African-born former England sportsman, Basil D'Oliveira known affectionately around the world as "Dolly" has died.
He played 44 tests for England after emigrating due to lack of opportunities for non-white players back home. He was a member of the England squad whose 1968 tour of South Africahad to be cancelled after the government there refused to accept his selection in the visiting party.
The incident marked the beginning of South Africa's isolation in the sport that would last until 1991.
D'Oliveira suffered Parkinson's disease in later life and died at the age of 80.
Al Jazeera's Anton Sensky reports.
BASIL D'OLIVEIRA is a name familiar to me from my earliest days, but whose details I knew very little about. A man whose talent, fight and dignity took him to t...
BASIL D'OLIVEIRA is a name familiar to me from my earliest days, but whose details I knew very little about. A man whose talent, fight and dignity took him to the pinnacle of his sport, when a moment of injustice opened British eyes to the cruelty and pettiness of South Africa's system of Apartheid.
For more information and stories, please visit www.InheritSouthAfrica.com.
Music:
Americana - Aspiring by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1200092
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
BASIL D'OLIVEIRA is a name familiar to me from my earliest days, but whose details I knew very little about. A man whose talent, fight and dignity took him to the pinnacle of his sport, when a moment of injustice opened British eyes to the cruelty and pettiness of South Africa's system of Apartheid.
For more information and stories, please visit www.InheritSouthAfrica.com.
Music:
Americana - Aspiring by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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The story of how a cricketer changed the world. Basil D'Oliveira, simply by playing the sport he loved, helped destroy the racist apartheid system in South Afri...
The story of how a cricketer changed the world. Basil D'Oliveira, simply by playing the sport he loved, helped destroy the racist apartheid system in South Africa.
(CW: scenes of graphic violence and racist language)
Thank you to my voice contributors, Jaco Van Zyl, Bazil Johnson, Anonymous Trinidadian and The Cognitive Society.
Go check out Cog here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyrGIwauWDOD8l27CvgTAnA
My twitter: https://twitter.com/KurtFLogan
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The story of how a cricketer changed the world. Basil D'Oliveira, simply by playing the sport he loved, helped destroy the racist apartheid system in South Africa.
(CW: scenes of graphic violence and racist language)
Thank you to my voice contributors, Jaco Van Zyl, Bazil Johnson, Anonymous Trinidadian and The Cognitive Society.
Go check out Cog here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyrGIwauWDOD8l27CvgTAnA
My twitter: https://twitter.com/KurtFLogan
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The Basil D 'Oliveira Legacy Project Gala Dinner took place in Cape Town on Monday evening. The South African D 'Oliveira played for England because black South...
The Basil D 'Oliveira Legacy Project Gala Dinner took place in Cape Town on Monday evening. The South African D 'Oliveira played for England because black South Africans were barred from the national team, and his inclusion in the England squad to tour South Africa in 1968 was a watershed moment in the sporting boycott of apartheid South Africa. The tour was cancelled when then Prime minister, BJ Vorster, made it clear his inclusion would not be accepted.
For more News visit: http://www.sabc.co.za/news
The Basil D 'Oliveira Legacy Project Gala Dinner took place in Cape Town on Monday evening. The South African D 'Oliveira played for England because black South Africans were barred from the national team, and his inclusion in the England squad to tour South Africa in 1968 was a watershed moment in the sporting boycott of apartheid South Africa. The tour was cancelled when then Prime minister, BJ Vorster, made it clear his inclusion would not be accepted.
For more News visit: http://www.sabc.co.za/news
Download Wicket Cricket Manager: https://playwicketcricket.com
In this compelling narrative, we delve into the intriguing tale of Basil D'Oliveira, a cricketer whose selection for an England tour to South Africa in 1968 sparked a series of events that transcended the cricketing world. Against the backdrop of global turmoil, we explore the pivotal moments and decisions that led to D'Oliveira's inclusion in the squad, the controversy it stirred, and the impact it had on politics and sport. Join us as we unravel how a simple cricket selection had far-reaching consequences, ultimately changing the world.
My sports writing course: https://sportswriting.teachable.com/
Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jarrodki...
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/jarrodkimber
Thanks to Bodyline T shirts - https://www.bodylinetshirts.com
The South African-born former England sportsman, Basil D'Oliveira known affectionately around the world as "Dolly" has died.
He played 44 tests for England after emigrating due to lack of opportunities for non-white players back home. He was a member of the England squad whose 1968 tour of South Africahad to be cancelled after the government there refused to accept his selection in the visiting party.
The incident marked the beginning of South Africa's isolation in the sport that would last until 1991.
D'Oliveira suffered Parkinson's disease in later life and died at the age of 80.
Al Jazeera's Anton Sensky reports.
BASIL D'OLIVEIRA is a name familiar to me from my earliest days, but whose details I knew very little about. A man whose talent, fight and dignity took him to the pinnacle of his sport, when a moment of injustice opened British eyes to the cruelty and pettiness of South Africa's system of Apartheid.
For more information and stories, please visit www.InheritSouthAfrica.com.
Music:
Americana - Aspiring by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1200092
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
The story of how a cricketer changed the world. Basil D'Oliveira, simply by playing the sport he loved, helped destroy the racist apartheid system in South Africa.
(CW: scenes of graphic violence and racist language)
Thank you to my voice contributors, Jaco Van Zyl, Bazil Johnson, Anonymous Trinidadian and The Cognitive Society.
Go check out Cog here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyrGIwauWDOD8l27CvgTAnA
My twitter: https://twitter.com/KurtFLogan
Other youtube channels: https://www.youtube.com/user/ploppy111
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The Basil D 'Oliveira Legacy Project Gala Dinner took place in Cape Town on Monday evening. The South African D 'Oliveira played for England because black South Africans were barred from the national team, and his inclusion in the England squad to tour South Africa in 1968 was a watershed moment in the sporting boycott of apartheid South Africa. The tour was cancelled when then Prime minister, BJ Vorster, made it clear his inclusion would not be accepted.
For more News visit: http://www.sabc.co.za/news
Born into a religious Catholic family of Indian-Portuguese descent in Signal Hill, Cape Town, as a boy he would make his way down to the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town, and climb the trees outside to watch the games.
D'Oliveira captained South Africa's national non-white cricket team, and also played football for the non-white national side.
Career
With the support of John Arlott, and the members and supporters of St Augustine's Cricket Club in Cape Town, he emigrated to England in 1960, where the journalist John Kay found him a place in his Central Lancashire League team of Middleton. D'Oliveira noted his surprise at seeing white people doing menial work, and waiting on him in restaurants. He joined the first-class county team Worcestershire County Cricket Club in 1964, and became a British citizen.
— AFP/file. MULTAN ... After Sadiq fell, caught and bowled by Basil D´Oliveira for 91 with 44 more still needed, England paceman Peter Lever ripped through the tail and the visitors were all out for 205 to lose by 25 ... .
10.22. TRANSFER GOSSIP COLUMN ... Here, Mail Sport runs you through all of the window's biggest stories on Thursday morning. READ MORE BELOW... TRANSFER GOSSIP COLUMN ... Shoaib Bashir's visa snub has echoes of the Basil D'Oliveira apartheid row... .
Follow Mail Sport's live blog as Adrian Kajumba answers your questions surrounding Chelsea. 14.34. Hello and welcome ...Click below to ask Adrian a question... Shoaib Bashir's visa snub has echoes of the Basil D'Oliveira apartheid row... .
09.51. Transfer gossip ... Other players mentioned in today's column includes Joshua Zirkzee, Leander Dendoncker and Scott McTominay. Click below to read more... 09.47 ... Shoaib Bashir's visa snub has echoes of the Basil D'Oliveira apartheid row... .
Let’s go back more than 50 years and the selection of mixed-race player Basil D’Oliveira as a replacement by England for the 1968-69 tour of apartheid South Africa... Basil D'Oliveira apartheid storm.
There was a man of coloured and Portuguese ancestry by the name of Basil D’Oliveira... It did not take D’Oliveira long to ... Vorster announced that the tour would be cancelled were D’Oliveira to play. .
This is a story about a man, and men, and what it means to embody something bigger than yourself ... And it’s about acceptance ... Brisbane ’60 ... Wes Hall with Basil D’Oliveira during a break in a game between the West Indies and Worcestershire in May 1966 ... Go.