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DOLLY


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#1 OFFLINE   gangad

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Posted 19 November 2011 - 03:06 PM

It as just been announced that Basil D`oliveira has died today at the age of 80 another great sportsman gone


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Posted 19 November 2011 - 03:54 PM

Sad news, but I seem to remember hearing some while ago that he was ill. A man who stuck two fingers up to the Apartheid system in S Africa and played for England instead. RIP

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Posted 21 November 2011 - 08:22 AM

Just realised what this thread was about. RIP Dolly.Posted Image

I'm glad his family continue his legacy.

http://www.guardian....a-hit-apartheid

http://www.dailymail...se-history.html

Edited by Phyll, 21 November 2011 - 08:30 AM.


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Posted 21 November 2011 - 09:48 AM

A brilliant cricketer, and a gentleman through and through.RIP





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