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In 1937 White continued to play for Cambridge, although without winning another blue. He also made a further two appearances for Warwickshire, although his four innings totalled just 14 runs. He was then out of first-class cricket for a while before moving to Worcestershire in 1939, and although his
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From 1948 onwards his attentions were increasingly taken up by his off-field responsibilities as a mushroom farmer and after a final season for Worcestershire in 1949 (a successful year in which they came third in the
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called him "a popular and enterprising leader" – and he again passed a thousand runs for the season, albeit from 54 innings, the most he was ever to play in a single summer.
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In 1947 White was made Captain of Worcestershire. This proved to be a good choice – his obituary in
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in May 1936, scoring 93 (which was to remain his highest score for the university) before being out
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where he made 19 and 5. He also played six games for Warwickshire in the
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in the last of those three seasons. He also played for
170:. He was a right-handed batsman who played for both 64: 56: 51: 163:(5 September 1915 – 16 March 1993) was an English 332:. No. 47057. London. 7 May 1935. p. 5. 46:White (R) and Don Bradman at Worcester in 1948 8: 186:, as well as making a single appearance for 32: 408: 40: 31: 19:For the Australian rules footballer, see 391: 389: 320: 505:Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge 427:Worcestershire County Cricket Captain 7: 344:"Cambridge University v Sussex 1936" 500:People educated at Uppingham School 23:. For those of a similar name, see 14: 485:Worcestershire cricket captains 470:Cambridge University cricketers 328:"Cambridge Freshmen's Match". 251:record was mediocre (386 runs 161:Allan Frederick Tinsdale White 1: 230:that season, playing in the 400:Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 212:Pembroke College, Cambridge 526: 18: 490:Free Foresters cricketers 480:Worcestershire cricketers 433: 424: 416: 411: 144: 140: 69: 39: 510:Cricketers from Coventry 206:, White was educated at 194:Early life and education 21:Allan White (footballer) 495:Denbighshire cricketers 475:Warwickshire cricketers 246:County cricket career 168:first-class cricketer 184:Cambridge University 412:Sporting positions 314:from CricketArchive 312:Statistical summary 278:County Championship 240:County Championship 210:before going up to 52:Cricket information 36: 465:English cricketers 396:Obituaries in 1993 292:at the age of 77. 222:to the bowling of 443: 442: 434:Succeeded by 261:Combined Services 158: 157: 136: 135: 65:Career statistics 16:English cricketer 517: 417:Preceded by 409: 403: 393: 384: 383: 381: 379: 365: 359: 358: 356: 354: 340: 334: 333: 325: 208:Uppingham School 153: 71: 70: 44: 37: 525: 524: 520: 519: 518: 516: 515: 514: 445: 444: 439: 430: 422: 420:Sandy Singleton 407: 406: 394: 387: 377: 375: 367: 366: 362: 352: 350: 342: 341: 337: 327: 326: 322: 317: 298: 286: 248: 196: 154: 152:7 November 2022 151: 101:Batting average 47: 35: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 523: 521: 513: 512: 507: 502: 497: 492: 487: 482: 477: 472: 467: 462: 457: 447: 446: 441: 440: 435: 432: 423: 418: 414: 413: 405: 404: 385: 373:CricketArchive 360: 348:CricketArchive 335: 319: 318: 316: 315: 309: 299: 297: 294: 288:White died in 285: 282: 247: 244: 195: 192: 188:Free Foresters 176:Worcestershire 156: 155: 145: 142: 141: 138: 137: 134: 133: 130: 123: 122: 119: 115: 114: 111: 107: 106: 103: 97: 96: 93: 89: 88: 85: 81: 80: 75: 67: 66: 62: 61: 58: 54: 53: 49: 48: 45: 33: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 522: 511: 508: 506: 503: 501: 498: 496: 493: 491: 488: 486: 483: 481: 478: 476: 473: 471: 468: 466: 463: 461: 458: 456: 453: 452: 450: 438: 429: 428: 421: 415: 410: 401: 397: 392: 390: 386: 374: 370: 364: 361: 349: 345: 339: 336: 331: 324: 321: 313: 310: 308: 304: 301: 300: 295: 293: 291: 283: 281: 279: 273: 271: 270: 264: 262: 258: 254: 245: 243: 241: 237: 233: 232:Varsity Match 229: 226:. He won his 225: 224:Charles Oakes 221: 217: 213: 209: 205: 201: 193: 191: 189: 185: 181: 177: 173: 169: 166: 162: 149: 143: 139: 131: 129: 125: 124: 120: 117: 116: 112: 109: 108: 104: 102: 99: 98: 94: 91: 90: 86: 83: 82: 79: 76: 73: 72: 68: 63: 59: 55: 50: 43: 38: 30: 26: 22: 425: 395: 376:. Retrieved 372: 363: 351:. Retrieved 347: 338: 329: 323: 307:ESPNcricinfo 287: 274: 267: 265: 257:World War II 249: 197: 172:Warwickshire 160: 159: 60:Right-handed 29: 460:1993 deaths 455:1915 births 303:Allan White 92:Runs scored 78:First-class 74:Competition 34:Allan White 449:Categories 431:1947–1949 296:References 25:Alan White 437:Bob Wyatt 330:The Times 305: at 290:Worcester 180:Bob Wyatt 128:stumpings 118:Top score 253:at 13.78 204:Coventry 200:Earlsdon 198:Born in 148:Cricinfo 146:Source: 126:Catches/ 110:100s/50s 402:, 1994. 165:amateur 84:Matches 57:Batting 269:Wisden 236:Lord's 216:Sussex 378:7 May 353:7 May 284:Death 105:21.89 95:5,035 380:2017 355:2017 228:blue 174:and 132:46/– 113:0/26 234:at 220:lbw 87:142 451:: 398:. 388:^ 371:. 346:. 263:. 202:, 150:, 121:95 382:. 357:. 27:.

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Allan White (footballer)
Alan White

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Cricinfo
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first-class cricketer
Warwickshire
Worcestershire
Bob Wyatt
Cambridge University
Free Foresters
Earlsdon
Coventry
Uppingham School
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Sussex
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Varsity Match
Lord's
County Championship
at 13.78
World War II
Combined Services
Wisden
County Championship

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