The club are saddened to learn of the death of Basil
D’Oliveira, Basil was the club professional for the sessions 1960 – 1963 during
which time he scored 3667 runs at an average of 48.25 & took 238 wickets at
an average of 14.84. Middleton is proud to be the club that offered Basil his
chance to play cricket in England.
Where do I start after a season we have
had. Well first of all I would like to thank everybody connected to the club
for all their support and efforts in what as been a truly superb season for the
club.
