Early Life
Born in Signal Hill, Cape Town, of Indian-Portuguese descent, as a boy he would make his way down to the Newlands cricket ground in Cape Town, and climb the trees outside to watch the games.
D'Oliveira captained South Africa's national non-white cricket team, and also played football for the non-white national side.
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