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'''Damian Basil D'Oliveira''' (19 October 1960 – 29 June 2014 |
'''Damian Basil D'Oliveira''' (19 October 1960 – 29 June 2014; also known as ''Dolly'') was a [[South Africa]]n [[cricket]]er who played [[first-class cricket]] for [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]], and was the Academy director of [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club]]. |
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Playing for Worcestershire between 1982 and 1995, during his career he scored more than 9,000 first-class runs, with a best single innings of 237.<ref name=BBC28078433/><ref name=GuardDeath/> |
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| ⚫ | His father, [[Basil D'Oliveira|Basil]] played [[first-class cricket]] for [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]] from 1964 to 1980, and [[England cricket team|England]] from 1966 to 1972. |
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| ⚫ | His father, [[Basil D'Oliveira|Basil]] played [[first-class cricket]] for [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]] from 1964 to 1980, and [[England cricket team|England]] from 1966 to 1972. His uncle [[Ivan D'Oliveira|Ivan]] also played [[first-class cricket]] for [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]] in 1967. His son [[Brett D'Oliveira]] currently plays for Worcestershire. |
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After a two and a half year battle, D'Oliveira died of cancer in the early hours of 29 June 2014.<ref name=BBC28078433>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-28078433|title=Former Worcestershire batsman dies|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=29 June 2014|accessdate=29 June 2014}}</ref> He was survived by his wife and three grown-up children.<ref name=GuardDeath>{{cite web|url=http://http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/29/worcestershire-damian-dolivera-dies|title=Worcestershire announce academy director Damian D’Oliveira has died|publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=29 June 2014|accessdate=29 June 2014}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:51, 29 June 2014
Damian Basil D'Oliveira (19 October 1960 – 29 June 2014; also known as Dolly) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire, and was the Academy director of Worcestershire County Cricket Club.
Playing for Worcestershire between 1982 and 1995, during his career he scored more than 9,000 first-class runs, with a best single innings of 237.[1][2]
His father, Basil played first-class cricket for Worcestershire from 1964 to 1980, and England from 1966 to 1972. His uncle Ivan also played first-class cricket for Leicestershire in 1967. His son Brett D'Oliveira currently plays for Worcestershire.
After a two and a half year battle, D'Oliveira died of cancer in the early hours of 29 June 2014.[1] He was survived by his wife and three grown-up children.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Former Worcestershire batsman dies". BBC Sport. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Worcestershire announce academy director Damian D'Oliveira has died". The Guardian. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
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