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Re: Cricket
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/15803140.stm
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Former England all-rounder Basil D'Oliveira has died at the age of 80.
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In 1968 he was named in England's squad to tour South Africa which was then cancelled as South Africa's government refused to accept his presence.
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The tour was called off and the incident culminated in a ban on sporting ties with South Africa which would last until the early 1990s.
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"He was a man of true dignity and a wonderful role model as somebody who overcame the most extreme prejudices and circumstances to take his rightful place on the world stage.
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"Throughout this shameful period in South Africa's sporting history, Basil displayed a human dignity that earned him worldwide respect and admiration.
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RIP Basil
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