Basil D’Oliveira, cricket player in England, is omitted from the MCC team, which is to tour SA, because he is not white.

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South African History Online. (2012, August 10). Basil D’Oliveira, cricket player in England, is omitted from the MCC team, which is to tour SA, because he is not white.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090294

South African History Online (2012) 'Basil D’Oliveira, cricket player in England, is omitted from the MCC team, which is to tour SA, because he is not white.', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090294 (Accessed: 18 August 2026).

South African History Online, Basil D’Oliveira, cricket player in England, is omitted from the MCC team, which is to tour SA, because he is not white. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090294, (accessed 18 August 2026).

"Basil D’Oliveira, cricket player in England, is omitted from the MCC team, which is to tour SA, because he is not white.." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090294. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Basil D’Oliveira, cricket player in England, is omitted from the MCC team, which is to tour SA, because he is not white.." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090294.