Ivan D'Oliveira (born 19 March 1941) is a South African former

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. He is the brother of Basil D'Oliveira and the uncle 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 ...

. Though he earned only one FC Cricket appearance in the English

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he was a heavy scorer in lower league South African cricket and played a number of games for Leicestershire's 2nd XI.Cricinfo article on Ivan D'Oliveira
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1941 births Living people South African cricketers Leicestershire cricketers Cricketers from Cape Town South African people of Portuguese descent {{SouthAfrica-cricket-bio-1940s-stub