Colin White (cricketer) explained

Fullname:Colin Derek White
Birth Date:4 April 1937
Birth Place:Chiswick, Middlesex, England
Death Place:Epsom, Surrey, England
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Slow left-arm wrist-spin
Club1:Cambridge University
Year1:1958 - 1960
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:23
Runs1:606
Bat Avg1:15.53
100S/50S1:0/2
Top Score1:17
Deliveries1:0
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:7/–
Date:10 October
Year:2018
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/22904.html Cricinfo

Colin Derek White (4 April 1937 – 27 February 2012) was an English first-class cricketer.

Born at Chiswick in April 1937, White later attended Cranleigh School, where he played for the school cricket team.[1] After leaving Cranleigh, he went up to the University of Cambridge. It was there that he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club against Surrey at Fenner's in 1958.[2] In his sixth match of 1958 against the touring New Zealanders, White was hit in the mouth by a delivery from Bob Blair.[1] However, two weeks later he was back playing, making a further nine first-class appearances in 1958.[2] Thereafter, he only appeared sporadically in 1958 and 1959, making seven further appearances.[2] White made a total of 22 first-class appearances for the university, scoring a total of 549 runs at an average of just 14.83.[3] His highest score of 64, one of two half centuries he made, came against Nottinghamshire in 1960.[3] [4] He made a final appearance in first-class cricket for the Free Foresters in 1961.[2] After graduating from Cambridge, he became a banker.[1] White died at Epsom in February 2012.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wisden - Obituaries in 2012 . ESPNcricinfo . 2018-10-10.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Colin White . CricketArchive . 2018-10-10.
  3. Web site: First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Colin White . CricketArchive . 2018-10-10.
  4. Web site: Cambridge University v Nottinghamshire, 1960 . CricketArchive . 2018-10-10.