Damian D'Oliveira

Damian Basil D'Oliveira (19 October 1960 – 29 June 2014; also known as Dolly) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire, and was the Academy director of Worcestershire County Cricket Club.

Playing for Worcestershire between 1982 and 1995, during his career he scored more than 9,000 first-class runs, with a best single innings of 237.

His father, Basil played first-class cricket for Worcestershire from 1964 to 1980, and England from 1966 to 1972. His uncle Ivan also played first-class cricket for Leicestershire in 1967. His son Brett D'Oliveira currently plays for Worcestershire.

After a two and a half year battle, D'Oliveira died of cancer in the early hours of 29 June 2014. He was survived by his wife and three grown-up children.