William White (field hockey)
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| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1948 | Cambridge Univ | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1948–1948 | Great Britain | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| – | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1948 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947–1949 | Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Neil White (2 May 1920 – 19 February 1990) was a Scottish sportsman who played field hockey and first-class cricket.[1] He participated at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Field hockey
White was born at Troon, Ayrshire and made his Great Britain debut on 5 August 1948.[2]
He was selected for the Olympic Trial[3] and subsequently represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, winning a silver medal. He played four matches including the final, as forward.
Cricket
White was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox.
In 1947, White made his debut for Cambridgeshire in the Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. From 1947 to 1949, he represented the county in 11 Minor Counties matches, with his final match for the county coming against Lincolnshire.[4]
He also played 2 first-class cricket matches for Cambridge University in 1948 against the Free Foresters and Gloucestershire.[5] In his 2 first-class matches, he scored 19 runs at a batting average of 6.33, with a high score of 19.[6] With the ball, he took 4 wickets at bowling average of 26.50, with best figures of 4/16.[7]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Olympians Who Played First-Class Cricket". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Great Britain Caps - Men". Scottish Hockey. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Olympic Hockey Trial". Evening News (London). 19 June 1948. Retrieved 19 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Minor Counties Championship Matches played by William White
- ^ First-Class Matches played by William White
- ^ First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William White
- ^ First-class Bowling For Each Team by William White
External links
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- William White at Cricinfo
- William White at CricketArchive
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