Basil D'Oliviera: cricket and conspiracy the untold story
by Oborne, Peter; D'Oliveira, Basil.
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BookPublisher: Little, Brown 2004ISBN: 9780316725729; 0316725722.Classification number: 920 DOSubject(s): D'Oliveira | Cricket players -- South Africa -- Biography | Athletes, Black -- South Africa -- Biography | Discrimination in sports -- EnglandSubject: A biography of Basil D'Oliveira, a black South African who defied incredible odds and came to play cricket for England. This is a story of the conquest of racial prejudice, which comes to its climax in the so-called D'Oliveira Affair of 1968, which marked the start of the 20-year sporting isolation of South Africa.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Reserve Collection | Adult Non-Fiction | 920 DO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002298183X |
Bibliography: p. 266-269
Includes index
A biography of Basil D'Oliveira, a black South African who defied incredible odds and came to play cricket for England. This is a story of the conquest of racial prejudice, which comes to its climax in the so-called D'Oliveira Affair of 1968, which marked the start of the 20-year sporting isolation of South Africa.
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