D'Oliveira affair D'Oliveira affair The D'Oliveira affair was a prolonged political and sporting controversy relating to the scheduled 1968–69 tour of South Africa by the England cricket team, who were officially representing the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The point of contention was whether or not the England selectors would include Basil D'Oliveira, a mixed-race South African player who had represented England in Test cricket since 1966, having moved there six years earlier. With South Africa under apartheid, the potential inclusion by England of a non-white South African in their tour party became a political issue. A Cape Coloured of Indian and Portuguese
South Africa women's cricket team in England in 2018 South Africa women's cricket team in England in 2018 The South Africa women's cricket team played the England women's cricket team in June 2018. The tour consisted of three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) which form part of the 2017–20 ICC Women's Championship. It was England's first series at home since they won the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup. Following the WODI matches, both teams played in a tri-series, with New Zealand women being the third team. England Women won the WODI series 2–1. Kathryn Cross was added to England Women's squad for the third and final match of the