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Full name Craig White
Born December 16, 1969, Morley Hall, Yorkshire
Current age 38 years 302 days
Major teams England, Australia Under-19s, Australia Young Cricketers, Central Districts, Victoria, Yorkshire
Nickname Chalky, Bassey
Playing role All-rounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium, Right-arm offbreak
Height 6 ft 1 in
Education Flora Hill High School, Bendigo Senior High School

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

1052

121

24.46

2437

43.16

119

ODIs

568

57*

15.77

928

61.20

First-class

276

438

12395

186

32.53

167

List A

362

323

7317

148

26.51

101

Twenty20

570

18.38

493

115.61

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

3959

2220

5/32

5/57

37.62

3.36

67.1

ODIs

2364

1726

5/21

26.55

4.38

36.3

First-class

276

21286

11260

395

8/55

28.50

3.17

53.8

List A

362

11581

8462

337

5/19

25.10

4.38

34.3

Twenty20

132

1/0

66.00

11.15

35.5

Career statistics

Test debut

England v New Zealand at Nottingham, Jun 2-6, 1994 scorecard

Last Test

Australia v England at Melbourne, Dec 26-30, 2002 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

Australia v England at Sydney, Dec 6, 1994 scorecard

Last ODI

Australia v England at Port Elizabeth, Mar 2, 2003 scorecard

ODI statistics

First-class debut

1990

Last First-class

Worcestershire v Yorkshire at Kidderminster, Aug 14-17, 2007 scorecard

List A debut

1990

Last List A

Gloucestershire v Yorkshire at Bristol, Jun 4, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Yorkshire v Derbyshire at Leeds, Jun 14, 2003 scorecard

Last Twenty20

Derbyshire v Yorkshire at Chesterfield, Jun 15, 2008 scorecard

An action man of an allrounder, White only became an integral member of the England side after blacking out mysteriously in a street in Scarborough in May 2000. He recovered, attacked the game as if each day might be his last, and, almost overnight, became England's fulcrum at No. 7 or 8, although he has consistently been found out - like so many others - by the Australians. His batting is all about aggression, and he loves the challenge of launching the spinners over extra cover and sweeping them high over midwicket. Against the quicks he likes to hook, and isn't afraid of getting forward - even on the dodgiest pitches. His bowling relies on a muscular shoulder action and plenty of reverse swing at a decidedly nippy pace which he struggled to maintain as injuries took their toll. When White first played for England, it seemed that Ray Illingworth's Yorkshire bias had overstepped the bounds of decency. But in 2000-01 on the subcontinent, England wondered how they got by without him, and in December 2001 he hit a stirring first Test hundred in the heat and dust of Ahmedabad. He finally batted well against the Aussies at Melbourne in 2002-03 ... and then revealed he'd ripped a rib muscle while bowling the day before. England waited until the last possible moment for him to prove his fitness for the 2003 World Cup, testament to his perceived pivotal allround role. But he again broke down, and injury limited him to nine domestic appearances as a specialist batsman. He was appointed captain of Yorkshire in 2004, but it proved a disappointing year for the club, with their worst showing for 12 years, and for White himself, with just seven appearances this time. The following year was much brighter for the county, with White leading them back to the Championship's top flight, but he quit as captain at the end of 2006 after Yorkshire narrowly avoided going straight back down.
Lawrence Booth

Nov 12, 2007

Portrait of Craig White © Yorkshire CCC

Jul 18, 2007

Craig White made 47 but Yorkshire couldn't get close to Sussex's total © Getty Images

Jul 24, 2006

Craig White is bowled by Andy Bichel © Getty Images

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