Craig White (born 1969) is a former English cricketer, who played Tests and ODIs. He is currently a cricket coach.[1] He still holds the record for the fastest ball bowled by an England cricketer in Tests - 97.5 mph.
Craig White
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Craig White
Born
(1969-12-16) 16 December 1969 (age 53) Morley, England
Born 16 December 1969, Morley, West Yorkshire, England, White was brought up in Australia, but later moved back to England, his country of birth, where he became Yorkshire's first-ever overseas signing. At the time Yorkshire still operated a policy of only employing cricketers born in Yorkshire, even though English counties could play up to two overseas players if they wished. Having played in Australia, White was not initially qualified to play for England when he returned. This led to Yorkshire listing him as an overseas player.
At the start of his career, White was an all-rounder who batted right-handed and bowled right-arm off spin. In his twenties, he changed his style to become a fast bowler, after doubts were raised about the purity of his spin-bowling action.
International careerEdit
When Raymond Illingworth became the new Chairman of Selectors for the English cricket team in 1994, he wanted the England team to contain an all-rounder who could bat at number six, and bowl first-change. He selected his fellow Yorkshireman White for this role, much to the surprise of many media pundits and fans. By this time, White had been playing in England long enough to qualify for the national team, and he made his Test début against New Zealand. His performances were inconsistent and he was dropped after eight matches.
In 2000, he suffered a mystery blackout, waking up to find himself in a gutter in Scarborough.[2] The incident suddenly revitalised him as a cricketer, and his county performances earned him a recall to the England team for the series against the West Indies. He had a successful series, contributing useful runs at numbers seven and eight, and becoming an important member of the pace-bowling attack, including dismissing Brian Lara for his first golden duck of his Test career.[2] His bowling had improved to such an extent that he was capable of using reverse swing and reaching speeds of 90 mph off a short run-up.
White played well on subsequent tours to the subcontinent, with his most notable achievements being 93 against Pakistan at Lahore in 2000 and 121 against India at Ahmedabad in 2001. The latter performance was his one and only Test century. His thirtieth and final Test Match was against Australia in the Fourth Test of the 2002–03 Ashes series. An injury to his side prevented him from playing in the Fifth Test, but he later recovered to play in the 2003 Cricket World Cup, his last appearance for the national team.
White's Test career was distinguished by inconsistency: with the ball, he took just fourteen wickets in his first ten Tests, followed by two consecutive five-wicket draws, and then no more than a two-for in his next fourteen Tests, before finally bowing out with a dozen in the three Ashes matches against the Australians; with the bat, meanwhile, he failed on two occasions to reach double figures more than once over the course of nine innings, but nevertheless gave solid accounts of himself on the Asian subcontinent. "By the end," wrote satirist Andy Zaltzman, "it was hard to work out if he had overachieved or underachieved with both bat and ball. Or done exactly as well as he should."[3]
After the World Cup, bowling-related injuries began to take their toll on White, and he re-invented himself as a specialist batsman for Yorkshire. Always an aggressive shot-maker, keen to hook and drive the quicks, and hit the spinners into the deep, he added greater depth and consistency to his game.
Domestic careerEdit
In 2004, White was appointed captain of Yorkshire, and in 2005 led them to promotion from Division Two of the County Championship. However, he resigned as captain at the end of the 2006 season, having helped them to avoid relegation.
In 265 first-class matches, up to the end of 2006, White had scored 11,949 runs at 32.91 with a best of 186, while his 341 List A one day games brought him 8,933 runs at 26.56, with a best score of 148. He took 395 first-class wickets at an average of 28.47, with a best of eight for 55, and another 337 scalps in the one day game at 25.02, with a best of 5 for 19.
Family & After cricketEdit
White's sister, Andrea, is married to the former Australian international cricketer Darren Lehmann, who played together with White at Yorkshire for a number of years.
White is a former president of the Royal Burton Agnes Cricket Club, until 2017 when he was replaced by Phil Tufnell.[4]
^Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 381. ISBN978-1-905080-85-4.
^ abPetropoulos, Thrasy, White built for speed, 5 September 2000, BBC Sport. Retrieved on 30 August 2010.
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For the Scottish cricketer see Craig Wright cricketer For the Scottish businessman see Craig Whyte Craig White born 1969 is a former English cricketer who played Tests and ODIs He is currently a cricket coach 1 He still holds the record for the fastest ball bowled by an England cricketer in Tests 97 5 mph Craig WhitePersonal informationFull nameCraig WhiteBorn 1969 12 16 16 December 1969 age 53 Morley EnglandNicknameChalky BasseyHeight6 ft 1 in 1 85 m BattingRight handedBowlingRight arm fast mediumRoleAll rounderRelationsDarren Lehmann Brother in law International informationNational sideEngland 1994 2003 Test debut cap 567 2 June 1994 v New ZealandLast Test26 December 2002 v AustraliaODI debut cap 129 6 December 1994 v AustraliaLast ODI2 March 2003 v AustraliaODI shirt no 6Domestic team informationYearsTeam1990 2007Yorkshire squad no 13 1990 91VictoriaCareer statisticsCompetition Test ODI FC LAMatches 30 51 275 351Runs scored 1 052 568 12 395 7 111Batting average 24 46 15 77 32 70 26 43100s 50s 1 5 0 1 21 62 5 19Top score 121 57 186 148Balls bowled 3 959 2 364 21 286 11 581Wickets 59 65 395 337Bowling average 37 62 26 55 28 50 25 105 wickets in innings 3 1 11 310 wickets in match 0 0 0 0Best bowling 5 32 5 21 8 55 5 19Catches stumpings 14 12 167 99 Source cricketarchive com 1 August 2017 Contents 1 Domestic career 2 International career 3 Domestic career 4 Family amp After cricket 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksDomestic career EditBorn 16 December 1969 Morley West Yorkshire England White was brought up in Australia but later moved back to England his country of birth where he became Yorkshire s first ever overseas signing At the time Yorkshire still operated a policy of only employing cricketers born in Yorkshire even though English counties could play up to two overseas players if they wished Having played in Australia White was not initially qualified to play for England when he returned This led to Yorkshire listing him as an overseas player At the start of his career White was an all rounder who batted right handed and bowled right arm off spin In his twenties he changed his style to become a fast bowler after doubts were raised about the purity of his spin bowling action International career EditWhen Raymond Illingworth became the new Chairman of Selectors for the English cricket team in 1994 he wanted the England team to contain an all rounder who could bat at number six and bowl first change He selected his fellow Yorkshireman White for this role much to the surprise of many media pundits and fans By this time White had been playing in England long enough to qualify for the national team and he made his Test debut against New Zealand His performances were inconsistent and he was dropped after eight matches In 2000 he suffered a mystery blackout waking up to find himself in a gutter in Scarborough 2 The incident suddenly revitalised him as a cricketer and his county performances earned him a recall to the England team for the series against the West Indies He had a successful series contributing useful runs at numbers seven and eight and becoming an important member of the pace bowling attack including dismissing Brian Lara for his first golden duck of his Test career 2 His bowling had improved to such an extent that he was capable of using reverse swing and reaching speeds of 90 mph off a short run up White played well on subsequent tours to the subcontinent with his most notable achievements being 93 against Pakistan at Lahore in 2000 and 121 against India at Ahmedabad in 2001 The latter performance was his one and only Test century His thirtieth and final Test Match was against Australia in the Fourth Test of the 2002 03 Ashes series An injury to his side prevented him from playing in the Fifth Test but he later recovered to play in the 2003 Cricket World Cup his last appearance for the national team White s Test career was distinguished by inconsistency with the ball he took just fourteen wickets in his first ten Tests followed by two consecutive five wicket draws and then no more than a two for in his next fourteen Tests before finally bowing out with a dozen in the three Ashes matches against the Australians with the bat meanwhile he failed on two occasions to reach double figures more than once over the course of nine innings but nevertheless gave solid accounts of himself on the Asian subcontinent By the end wrote satirist Andy Zaltzman it was hard to work out if he had overachieved or underachieved with both bat and ball Or done exactly as well as he should 3 After the World Cup bowling related injuries began to take their toll on White and he re invented himself as a specialist batsman for Yorkshire Always an aggressive shot maker keen to hook and drive the quicks and hit the spinners into the deep he added greater depth and consistency to his game Domestic career EditIn 2004 White was appointed captain of Yorkshire and in 2005 led them to promotion from Division Two of the County Championship However he resigned as captain at the end of the 2006 season having helped them to avoid relegation In 265 first class matches up to the end of 2006 White had scored 11 949 runs at 32 91 with a best of 186 while his 341 List A one day games brought him 8 933 runs at 26 56 with a best score of 148 He took 395 first class wickets at an average of 28 47 with a best of eight for 55 and another 337 scalps in the one day game at 25 02 with a best of 5 for 19 Family amp After cricket EditWhite s sister Andrea is married to the former Australian international cricketer Darren Lehmann who played together with White at Yorkshire for a number of years White is a former president of the Royal Burton Agnes Cricket Club until 2017 when he was replaced by Phil Tufnell 4 In 2012 White accepted a position on the coaching staff at Hampshire County Cricket Club Notes Edit Warner David 2011 The Yorkshire County Cricket Club 2011 Yearbook 113th ed Ilkley Yorkshire Great Northern Books p 381 ISBN 978 1 905080 85 4 a b Petropoulos Thrasy White built for speed 5 September 2000 BBC Sport Retrieved on 30 August 2010 Zaltzman 2009 President References EditZaltzman Andy Unpredictable XI part 2 Cricinfo 8 April 2009 External links EditCraig White at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Craig White amp oldid 1166602515, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
