ASIN: B006C0OK30
Publisher: Amazon.com Services LLC
Pages: 33
The Basil D'Oliveira Affair is a radio play based on the life of South African cricketer, Basil D'Oliveira. The outstanding Cape Coloured cricketer dreams of playing in England and escaping apartheid. He writes to legendary English commentator John Arlott who secures him a contract with a Lancashire club. In the aftermath of the Sharpeville Massacre, Basil flies out leaving his pregnant wife Naomi at home. He arrives in the bewildering Swinging Sixties of England. Basil eventually adapts to English conditions, as Naomi arrives. But a car crash almost cripples his playing career, as fellow cricketer Tom Graveney encourages him to join Worcester, which leads to his selection for England. Meanwhile, in South Africa, Prime Minister Vorster hears of Basil’s success and sets about derailing his chances of ever being picked for a future England tour in his home country. Basil is approached by ...
