Damian D'Oliveira
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| Full name | Damian Basil D'Oliveira | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 October 1960 Signal Hill, Cape Town, South Africa |
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| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Worcester, Worcestershire, England |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium, right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1982–1995 | Worcestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 July 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Damian Basil D'Oliveira (19 October 1960 – 29 June 2014) 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 total 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, 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 is survived by his wife and three children.[2]
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