Basil D'Oliveira

Basil D'Oliveira

CBE OIS
Personal information
Full name
Basil Lewis D'Oliveira
Born(1931-10-04)4 October 1931
Cape Town, Cape Province, Union of South Africa
Died19 November 2011(2011-11-19) (aged 80)
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
NicknameDolly, Bas
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium
RoleAll-rounder, coach
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 432)16 June 1966 v West Indies
Last Test10 August 1972 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 3)5 January 1971 v Australia
Last ODI28 August 1972 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1964–1980Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 44 4 367 187
Runs scored 2,484 30 19,490 3,770
Batting average 40.06 10.00 40.26 24.96
100s/50s 5/15 0/0 45/101 2/19
Top score 158 17 227 102
Balls bowled 5,706 204 41,079 7,892
Wickets 47 3 551 190
Bowling average 39.55 46.66 27.45 23.56
5 wickets in innings 0 0 17 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 2 0
Best bowling 3/46 1/19 6/29 5/26
Catches/stumpings 29/– 1/– 215/– 44/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 April 2008

Basil Lewis D'Oliveira CBE OIS (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.[2]

Nicknamed "Dolly",[3] 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.

  1. ^ Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 52. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
  2. ^ Mason, Peter (19 November 2011). "Basil D'Oliveira obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Yahoo UK & Ireland - Sports News | Live Scores | Results". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 18 October 2018.