Brett Louis D'Oliveira (born 28 February 1992) is an English

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er, a right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler who currently plays for

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. He made his debut for

against

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in a

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match in August 2011. D'Oliveira signed a new, three-year, contract with Worcestershire in July 2016. D'Oliveira had been playing cricket for Worcestershire since under-13 level.

Personal life

Brett D'Oliveira is the son of

Damian D'Oliveira Damian Basil D'Oliveira (19 October 1960 – 29 June 2014) was a South African-born English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire, and was the Academy Director of Worcestershire County Cricket Club. Playing for Worcestersh ...

who had previously played first-class cricket for Worcestershire and was their Academy director. His grandfather was the former

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and Worcestershire batsman

Basil D'Oliveira Basil Lewis D'Oliveira CBE OIS (4 October 1931 – 19 November 2011) was an England international cricketer of South African Cape Coloured background, whose potential selection by England for the scheduled 1968–69 tour of apartheid-era South ...

. On playing against Yorkshire, D'Oliveira became the third generation of his family to play for Worcestershire.

County career

D'Oliveira made his debut for Worcestershire on 29 August 2011 in a

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match against

. D'Oliveira did not bat as Worcestershire made 230-7 from their 40 overs. In the Yorkshire innings he bowled 6 overs for 40 runs, taking one wicket, that of youngster

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who was caught by Daryl Mitchell for 62. Worcestershire lost the game by 6 wickets. He made his first-class debut for Worcestershire against Warwickshire at Birmingham on 8 August 2012. He has 6 first ball ducks. Originally rated as a leg-spinner, he was promoted to open the batting at the end of the 2015 season, with enough success to earn an extended run in 2016. Suddenly his batting blossomed with a series of high scores, including an unbeaten double century against Glamorgan. Despite only just having achieved a regular place in his county side, he was called up to play for England Lions. However, his performances in the First Class game have since been inconsistent, and his bowling better suited for limited-overs cricket. In 2018 and 2019 he captained his county in many limited-overs matches in the absence of designated limited-overs captain

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. In 2022, D'Oliviera was appointed as the Worcestershire captain. In his first two matches as captain in the County Championship, D'Oliviera scored two centuries.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Oliveira, Brett Living people English cricketers Worcestershire cricketers 1992 births Cricketers from Worcester, England North v South cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers English sportspeople of South African descent Birmingham Phoenix cricketers British sportspeople of Indian descent British Asian cricketers