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Full name | Robert Arthur White | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Fulham, London, England | 6 October 1936|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 8 November 2023 | (aged 87)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Knocker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1958–1965 | Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1966–1980 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Arthur White (6 October 1936 – 8 November 2023) was an English first-class cricketer and umpire. [1] He played or umpired more than 1,200 matches of first-class or List A cricket between 1958 and 2001.
White joined the Lord's staff at 15 after leaving school. In 1955 and 1956 he did his National Service, mainly in Cyprus. [2]
In 1958 he made his county debut with Middlesex, where he played as a batsman. He had his most successful season in 1963 when he scored 1355 runs, the only time he reached 1000 runs in a season. [3] He was awarded his county cap during the season. [4]
In 1966 White moved to Nottinghamshire, where he developed his off-spin and played as an all-rounder. [5] His best bowling season was 1971, when he was the county's most successful bowler. [6] He took 81 wickets, and achieved his best figures of 7 for 41 against Derbyshire; he had taken 10 wickets for 51 in the match when rain washed out play early on the third day. [7] [8] He made his highest score of 116 not out against Surrey in 1967, when he and Mike Smedley set a Nottinghamshire record of 204 for the seventh wicket after the score had been 64 for 6. [9]
In his final years at Nottinghamshire, White was manager and captain of the Second XI. [2] In his second-last first-class match, against Derbyshire in 1980, he took 4 for 33 in the first innings and 6 for 24 in the second, when Nottinghamshire dismissed Derbyshire for 54 and won by 89 runs. [10]
In 1983 White began a 19-year career as a first-class umpire. He umpired 314 first-class and 323 List A matches before retiring after the 2001 season. [11] His most important appointments were to umpire several quarter-finals of the county one-day competitions. [12]
White died on 8 November 2023, aged 87. [2]
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Full name | Robert Arthur White | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Fulham, London, England | 6 October 1936|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 8 November 2023 | (aged 87)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Knocker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1958–1965 | Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1966–1980 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
ESPNcricinfo |
Robert Arthur White (6 October 1936 – 8 November 2023) was an English first-class cricketer and umpire. [1] He played or umpired more than 1,200 matches of first-class or List A cricket between 1958 and 2001.
White joined the Lord's staff at 15 after leaving school. In 1955 and 1956 he did his National Service, mainly in Cyprus. [2]
In 1958 he made his county debut with Middlesex, where he played as a batsman. He had his most successful season in 1963 when he scored 1355 runs, the only time he reached 1000 runs in a season. [3] He was awarded his county cap during the season. [4]
In 1966 White moved to Nottinghamshire, where he developed his off-spin and played as an all-rounder. [5] His best bowling season was 1971, when he was the county's most successful bowler. [6] He took 81 wickets, and achieved his best figures of 7 for 41 against Derbyshire; he had taken 10 wickets for 51 in the match when rain washed out play early on the third day. [7] [8] He made his highest score of 116 not out against Surrey in 1967, when he and Mike Smedley set a Nottinghamshire record of 204 for the seventh wicket after the score had been 64 for 6. [9]
In his final years at Nottinghamshire, White was manager and captain of the Second XI. [2] In his second-last first-class match, against Derbyshire in 1980, he took 4 for 33 in the first innings and 6 for 24 in the second, when Nottinghamshire dismissed Derbyshire for 54 and won by 89 runs. [10]
In 1983 White began a 19-year career as a first-class umpire. He umpired 314 first-class and 323 List A matches before retiring after the 2001 season. [11] His most important appointments were to umpire several quarter-finals of the county one-day competitions. [12]
White died on 8 November 2023, aged 87. [2]