From Lord’s to the Union: The imperial foundations of South African cricket
Date
2009-12
Authors
Nasson, Bill
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Publisher
AOSIS OpenJournals
Abstract
Readers of the right sherry vintage will
remember the unsavoury 1968 clash
between the Union Buildings and Lord’s
Cricket Ground. Basil d’Oliviera, the
prominent coloured South African cricketer
who features in this book, had earlier
left his discriminatory country for better
prospects in England, where playing fair
did not require a fair complexion. Having
done well in the first-class game, he was
picked for the late-1960s MCC tour of
South Africa.
Description
The original publication is available at http://www.sajs.co.za/
Keywords
Cricket, South Africa, Foundations, Basil d’Oliviera
Citation
Nasson, B. 2009. From Lord’s to the Union: The imperial foundations of South African cricket. South African Journal of Science, 105, 399-400.