JOHANNESBURG -- Basil D'Oliveira, the South Africa-born England cricketer who became a pivotal figure in the sport's battle against apartheid, died yesterday after a long illness. He was 80. His death ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Although he did not speak about it often, my father regarded bringing Basil D'Oliveira to England as the single act he was most proud of in his life. It was an act that was to help ...

The late John Arlott, renowned poet, writer and cricket commentator, was directly responsible for the non-white South African player Basil D'Oliveira emigrating to England where he enjoyed a ...

With South Africa in trouble and Flintoff looking menacing at Headingley in 2008, it was a fine time for Ashwell Prince to find himself at the top of his game 'You need to want to stick it out when ...

Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures Performances in matches that ...