Basil D'Oliveira

Basil Lewis D'Oliveira CBE OIS (4 October 1931 – 19 November 2011) 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.

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

Nicknamed "Dolly", 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.

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