About Colin White
Lived 1937 – 2012 (aged 74). Colin White was a banker and cricketer.
Colin Derek White (4 April 1937 – 27 February 2012) was an English first-class cricketer.
Born at Chiswick in April 1937, White later attended Cranleigh School, where he played for the school cricket team. After leaving Cranleigh, he went up to the University of Cambridge. It was there that he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club against Surrey at Fenner's in 1958. In his sixth match of 1958 against the touring New Zealanders, White was hit in the mouth by a delivery from Bob Blair. His highest score of 64, one of two half centuries he made, came against Nottinghamshire in 1960. He made a final appearance in first-class cricket for the Free Foresters in 1961. After graduating from Cambridge, he became a banker. White died at Epsom in February 2012.
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Who was Colin White?
English cricketer (1937-2012)
When was Colin White born?
Colin White was born on 4 April 1937 in Chiswick.
When did Colin White die?
Colin White died on 27 February 2012 in Epsom.
What was Colin White's occupation?
Colin White was a banker and cricketer.
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· DBpedia: Colin White (cricketer)
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