Gordon White (cricketer)

Gordon White
White pictured in about 1905
Personal information
Born5 February 1882
Port St. Johns, Cape Colony
Died17 October 1918 (aged 36)
Gaza City, Ottoman Palestine
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak
International information
National side
Test debut2 January 1906 v England
Last Test12 August 1912 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 17 97
Runs scored 872 3,740
Batting average 30.06 27.70
100s/50s 2/4 4/17
Top score 147 162*
Balls bowled 498 5,323
Wickets 9 155
Bowling average 33.44 20.05
5 wickets in innings 0 8
10 wickets in match 0 2
Best bowling 4/47 7/33
Catches/stumpings 10/– 46/–
Source: CricketArchive, 1 September 2011

Gordon Charles White (5 February 1882 – 17 October 1918) was a South African cricketer who played in 17 Test matches from 1906 to 1912. He served as an officer in the 1st Battalion, Cape Corps in the First World War, and died of wounds in Gaza, Palestine.[1]

  1. ^ "Cricketers who died in World War 1 — Part 5 of 5". Cricket Country. Retrieved 28 November 2018.