South Africa: Clive Rice - Cricket Hero Who Didn't Step Up Over Apartheid

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Clive Rice, SA's first one-day international captain in the post isolation era, passed away on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. His on-field prowess cannot be doubted, but many will be left wondering why he never spoke out about the ills of apartheid, which denied him and countless others the chance at international sporting glory. By ANTOINETTE MULLER.

Clive Rice, SA's first one-day international captain post isolation, passed away at the age of 66. Rice had been suffering from a brain tumour for quite some time. He had travelled to India to receive robotic radiation treatment earlier this year and, upon his return, he said that he was doing well. On Sunday night, he was admitted to hospital with severe stomach pain and he passed away on Tuesday.

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