Country: | England |
Fullname: | Oliver Claude White |
Birth Date: | 11 March 1880 |
Birth Place: | Iver, Buckinghamshire, England |
Death Place: | Earlswood, Surrey, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm slow |
Club1: | Northamptonshire |
Year1: | 1920 |
Club2: | Buckinghamshire |
Year2: | 1906 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 5 |
Runs1: | 57 |
Bat Avg1: | 9.50 |
100S/50S1: | - / - |
Top Score1: | 15 |
Deliveries1: | 437 |
Wickets1: | 10 |
Bowl Avg1: | 27.90 |
Fivefor1: | - |
Tenfor1: | - |
Best Bowling1: | 3/49 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/ - |
Date: | 27 June |
Year: | 2011 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22918.html Cricinfo |
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.