Brett D'Oliveira

Brett Louis D'Oliveira (born 28 February 1992) is an English cricketer, a right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler who currently plays for Worcestershire. He made his debut for Worcestershire against Yorkshire in a List A match in August 2011. D'Oliveira signed a new, three-year, contract with Worcestershire in July 2016.[1] D'Oliveira had been playing cricket for Worcestershire since under-13 level.[2][3]

Brett D'Oliveira
Personal information
Full nameBrett Louis D'Oliveira
Born (1992-02-28) 28 February 1992
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–presentWorcestershire (squad no. 15)
2018Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
FC debut8 August 2012 Worcerstershire v Warwickshire
LA debut29 August 2011 Worcestershire v Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 64 66 92
Runs scored 3,160 1032 1,098
Batting average 30.09 22.93 23.36
100s/50s 8/8 0/6 0/5
Top score 202* 79 64
Balls bowled 4,942 2,462 1,248
Wickets 57 50 45
Bowling average 49.98 43.32 36.17
5 wickets in innings 2 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 7/92 3/35 4/26
Catches/stumpings 30/– 29/– 20/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 September 2020

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 England and Worcestershire batsman Basil D'Oliveira. On playing against Yorkshire, D'Oliveira became the third generation of his family to play for Worcestershire.[4]

County career

D'Oliveira made his debut for Worcestershire on 29 August 2011 in a Pro40 match against Yorkshire. 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 Joe Root who was caught by Daryl Mitchell for 62. Worcestershire lost the game by 6 wickets.[5] 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.[6] 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 Moeen Ali.

References
  1. http://wccc.co.uk/news/dolly-signs-new-three-year-contract-after-rewarded-for-prolific-season
  2. "Worcestershire hand deals to D'Oliveira and Harrison". BBC Sport. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  3. "Brett D'Oliveira signs for Worcestershire". ESPNcricinfo. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  4. "Brett D'Oliveira Cricinfo profile". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  5. "Worcestershire v Yorkshire". ESPNcricinfo. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  6. "England Lions Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
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