The 1960s saw a shift in the axis of power in world cricket. For the first time, in the space of a few years, the traditional powerhouses of the game Australia and England were both defeated by the West Indies and South Africa. The tragedy of the ‘D’Oliveira Affair’ and world opposition to the policy of apartheid would see South Africa banished from the international stage for nearly a quarter of a century. Sport and politics became a volatile instrument for change.

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