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William White

Died
February 19, 1990
Age
69 years

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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. 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.

He was selected for the Olympic Trial 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.

He 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.

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