Oliver White

Personal information
Full name	Oliver Claude White
Born	11 March 1880(1880-03-11) Iver, Buckinghamshire, England
Died	12 January 1956(1956-01-12) (aged 75) Earlswood, Surrey, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm slow
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1920	Northamptonshire
1906	Buckinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition	First-class
Matches	5
Runs scored	57
Batting average	9.50
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	15*
Balls bowled	437
Wickets	10
Bowling average	27.90
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	3/49
Catches/stumpings	1/–
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

1. ^ "Teams Oliver White played for". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33800/all_teams.html. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
2. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Oliver White". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33800/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Oliver White". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33800/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
4. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Oliver White". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33800/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
5. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Oliver White". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33800/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 

External links

• Oliver White at ESPNcricinfo
• Oliver White at CricketArchive

Persondata
Name	White, Oliver
Alternative names
Short description	Cricket player
Date of birth	11 March 1880
Place of birth	Iver, Buckinghamshire
Date of death	12 January 1956
Place of death	Earlswood, Surrey