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 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

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. 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. 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 improved 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. 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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