The significance of Basil D’Oliviera’s cricket career extended well beyond the sport itself. In this feature Martin pays his respects to one of our game’s legendary figures.
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The tightening of the ‘Kolpak’ regulations in recent times (the ruling that allows overseas players to play cricket in England without being classed as such) is one reason why many counties may have offered enhanced opportunities to promising youngsters, cricketers that would generally have been expecting a season largely consisting of second XI fixtures.