Colin White (cricketer)

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

Colin White
Personal information
Full name
Colin Derek White
Born4 April 1937
Chiswick, Middlesex, England
Died27 February 2012(2012-02-27) (aged 74)
Epsom, Surrey, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm wrist-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1958–1960Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 23
Runs scored 606
Batting average 15.53
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 17
Balls bowled 0
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 October 2018

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.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Wisden - Obituaries in 2012". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "First-Class Matches played by Colin White". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Colin White". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Cambridge University v Nottinghamshire, 1960". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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