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Oliver Claude White (11 March 1880 – 12 January 1956) was an English cricketer. White was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow. He was born in Iver, Buckinghamshire and educated at Merchant Taylors' School, where he played for the school cricket team.

White made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1906 Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire. He made 2 further appearances for the county, both coming in 1906 against Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. Following World War I, White made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire against Essex in the 1920 County Championship. He made 4 further first-class appearances for Northamptonshire, all coming in 1920, with his final appearance coming against Essex. In his 5 first-class matches, he scored 57 runs at an average of 9.50, with a high score of 15*. With the ball, he took 10 wickets at a bowling average of 27.90, with best figures of 3/49.

White died in Earlswood, Surrey on 12 January 1956.

References

1. "Teams Oliver White played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
2. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Oliver White". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
3. "First-Class Matches played by Oliver White". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Oliver White". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
5. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Oliver White". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.

External links

• Oliver White at ESPNcricinfo
• Oliver White at CricketArchive

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• 1880 births
• 1956 deaths
• Buckinghamshire cricketers
• English cricketers
• Northamptonshire cricketers
• People educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood
• People from South Bucks District
• Cricketers from Buckinghamshire