2.04 - Is the Scorecard Lying?

Double Century with Jarrod Kimber

In 1968 Basil D’Oliveira was dropped when averaging 44 as a Test batsman and his last innings was 87*. But, in that summer, everything was more complicated. For season two of Double Century we’re looking at the history of race in cricket, especially through the lens of what happened to Basil D’Oliveira. This is episode four.

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Jarrod Kimber wrote and narrated this episode, you can find him on most of the social media places, but mostly https://www.twitter.com/ajarrodkimber.

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Our fact checkers for this episode are Bertie Moores, he’s at https://www.twitter.com/MooresBertieand Abhishek Mukerjee, who you can find at https://www.twitter.com/ovshake42.

This podcast is edited, mixed and produced by Nick McCorriston, he's at https://www.nickamc.com and https://www.twitter.com/nickamc.

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Archive of Clips And Music used in this episode:

Ken Higgs forgotten master test bowler 71 wickets @20.74

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f3PyVUikQI

The D'Oliveira affair - Apartheid's downfall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZM9EEsVZOU

Rare Footage of English and Australian Cricket Teams (1905)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChrFcjLJymU

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Further reading:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Basil-DOliveira-Controversy-Peter-Oborne/dp/0751534889

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.co.za/book/too-black-wear-whites/9781776095087

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Test-Cricket-unauthorised-Jarrod-Kimber-ebook/dp/B018GJZ9LG/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&qid=1601987657&refinements=p_27%3AJarrod+Kimber&s=books&sr=1-3

https://wisden.com/stories/long-room/dropping-dolly-d-oliveira-affair-nightwatchman-50-years-on-long-read

https://www.cricketcountry.com/author/abhishek-mukherjee