Cricket World Pays Tribute to Dignified Hero D'oliveira
Western Morning News, The › November 21, 2011
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International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat paid tribute to former England all-rounder Basil D'Oliveira, who has died aged 80, saying: "His legacy stretches way beyond cricket".
South Africa-born D'Oliveira, who passed away on Saturday after a long illness, made headlines in 1968 when included in the England squad for a South Africa tour which had to be called off as the South African government refused to accept his presence.See the full content of this document
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Cricket World Pays Tribute to Dignified Hero D'oliveira
The incident marked the start of South Africa's cricketing isolation.
Lorgat hailed D'Oliveira as a rol...See the full content of this document
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