William White

Who was William White?

William Neil White was a Scottish cricketer. White was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Troon, Ayrshire.

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.

White also played 2 first-class cricket matches for Cambridge University in 1948 against the Free Foresters and Gloucestershire. In his 2 first-class matches, he scored 19 runs at a batting average of 6.33, with a high score of 19. With the ball, he took 4 wickets at bowling average of 26.50, with best figures of 4/16.

White died at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire on February 19, 1990.