Oliver White (cricketer)
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Full name | Oliver Claude White | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Iver, Buckinghamshire, England | 11 March 1880||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 January 1956 Earlswood, Surrey, England | (aged 75)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1920 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1906 | Buckinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 June 2011 |
Oliver Claude White (11 March 1880 – 12 January 1956) was an English cricketer. White was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow. He was born in Iver, Buckinghamshire and educated at Merchant Taylors' School, where he played for the school cricket team.[1]
White made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1906 Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire. He made 2 further appearances for the county, both coming in 1906 against Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.[2] Following World War I, White made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire against Essex in the 1920 County Championship. He made 4 further first-class appearances for Northamptonshire, all coming in 1920, with his final appearance coming against Essex.[3] In his 5 first-class matches, he scored 57 runs at an average of 9.50, with a high score of 15*.[4] With the ball, he took 10 wickets at a bowling average of 27.90, with best figures of 3/49.[5]
White died in Earlswood, Surrey on 12 January 1956.
References
- ^ "Teams Oliver White played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Oliver White". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Oliver White". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Oliver White". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Oliver White". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.