Brett D'Oliveira
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Brett Louis D'Oliveira is an English
cricket
er, a right handed batsman and leg spin bowler who currently plays for Worcestershire
. He made his debut for Worcestershire
against Yorkshire
in a List A August 2011. D'Oliveira signed a one-year contract with Worcestershire in August 2011. D'Oliveira had been playing cricket for Worcestershire since under-13 level.
who had previously played first-class cricket for Worcestershire and is their current Academy director. His grandfather is the former England and Worcestershire batsman Basil D'Oliveira
. After playing against Yorkshire, D'Oliveira became the third generation of D'Oliveira's to play for Worcestershire.
. D'Oliveira did not bat as Worcestershire made 230-7 from their 40 overs. In the Yorkshire innings he bowled 6 overs for 40 runs, taking one wicket, that of youngster Joe Root
who was caught by Daryl Mitchell
for 62. Worcestershire lost the game by 6 wickets.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er, a right handed batsman and leg spin bowler who currently plays for Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
. He made his debut for Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
against Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
in a List A August 2011. D'Oliveira signed a one-year contract with Worcestershire in August 2011. D'Oliveira had been playing cricket for Worcestershire since under-13 level.
Personal life
Brett D'Oliveira is the son of Damian D'OliveiraDamian D'Oliveira
Damian Basil D'Oliveira is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire from 1982 to 1995, and is the current Academy director of Worcestershire County Cricket Club.His father, Basil played first-class cricket for Worcestershire from 1964 to 1980, and England from 1966 to...
who had previously played first-class cricket for Worcestershire and is their current Academy director. His grandfather is the former England and Worcestershire batsman Basil D'Oliveira
Basil D'Oliveira
Basil Lewis D'Oliveira CBE , known affectionately around the world as "Dolly", was a South African-born English cricketer. D'Oliveira was classified as 'coloured' under the apartheid regime, and hence barred from first-class cricket, resulting in his emigration to England...
. After playing against Yorkshire, D'Oliveira became the third generation of D'Oliveira's to play for Worcestershire.
County career
D'Oliveira made his debut for Worcestershire on 29 August 2011 in a Pro40 match against YorkshireYorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
. D'Oliveira did not bat as Worcestershire made 230-7 from their 40 overs. In the Yorkshire innings he bowled 6 overs for 40 runs, taking one wicket, that of youngster Joe Root
Joe Root
Joseph Edward Root is an English first-class cricketer, who plays for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He is a classically elegant, right-handed opening batsman and useful occasional off-spinner, much in the mould of former England captain Michael Vaughan...
who was caught by Daryl Mitchell
Daryl Mitchell (cricketer)
Daryl Keith Henry Mitchell is an English cricketer. Primarily a right-handed batsman who often opens the innings, Mitchell also bowls right-arm medium pace. He currently plays first class cricket for Worcestershire...
for 62. Worcestershire lost the game by 6 wickets.