William White (field hockey)
British field hockey player
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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.
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| Born |
2 May 1920 Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Died |
19 February 1990 (aged 69) Cambridge, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 1948 | Cambridge Univ | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | |||||||||||||||
| 1948–1948 | Great Britain | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| – | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Cricket information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947–1949 | Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 July 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
