Our cricket was completely uninhibited by tactical thoughts or any other subtleties. We were never coached, all our practice came from playing in the… - Basil D'Oliveira

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Our cricket was completely uninhibited by tactical thoughts or any other subtleties. We were never coached, all our practice came from playing in the streets of Signal Hill, where we lived, and some of us would get hauled off to jail by the police if we were caught. Playing in the street was an offence for us.

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About Basil D'Oliveira

Basil D'Oliveira (4 October 1931 – 19 November 2011) was a South African-born English cricketer.

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Alternative Names: Basil Lewis D'Oliveira

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