William Neil White (2 May 1920 – 19 February 1990) was a

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sportsman who played first-class cricket and field hockey. White was born at Troon,

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and died at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.

Cricket

White was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. In 1947, White made his debut for Cambridgeshire in the

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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

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of 26.50, with best figures of 4/16.First-class Bowling For Each Team by William White
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Field hockey

White represented Great Britain in field hockey at the

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. A member of the British field hockey team which won the silver medal, he played four matches including the final, as forward.

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