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Full name | Colin Derek White | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 4 April 1937 Chiswick, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 27 February 2012 Epsom, Surrey, England | (aged 74)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1958–1960 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 10 October 2018 |
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.