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From the Guardian archive
From the archive, 29 August 1968: D'Oliveira left out of England cricket tour of apartheid South Africa
Originally published in the Guardian on 29 August 1968: D'Oliveira, who broke down when he heard the news, left the ground at Worcester yesterday before the close of play
Editorial: Basil D'Oliveira listened to Arlott on the World Service and wrote him a letter. Arlott not only read it, but lobbied on his behalf
Basil D'Oliveira's desire to return home opened my eyes to inequality
As a cricket-mad boy growing up in South Africa, I was bewildered when the England Test series was cancelled. Our world never seemed quite the same again
Basil D'Oliveira's letter to John Arlott made a world of difference
Basil D'Oliveira's momentous impact on apartheid began not at The Oval but at his desk
