Giles White
Personal information
Full name
Giles William White
Born (1972-03-23) 23 March 1972
Barnstaple, Devon, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleHampshire Director of Cricket
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1994–2002Hampshire
1992–1993Devon
1991 & 1993Somerset
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 128 126
Runs scored 6195 2398
Batting average 30.66 21.22
100s/50s 9/30 –/15
Top score 156 76
Balls bowled 871 90
Wickets 12 1
Bowling average 54.41 90.00
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling – 1/45
Catches/stumpings 107/2 41/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 April 2018

Giles William White (born March 23, 1972), is a former English cricketer and now the Director of Cricket of Hampshire County Cricket Club. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-handed leg-break bowler, as well as being an occasional wicketkeeper.[1] Shane Warne reckoned him to be a strong enough player as to be a candidate to play for England as a leg spinner[2]

He started his first-class career at Somerset, however, he is more noted for his career at Hampshire, where he played for eight years.

Though he started his career as early as 1989 with Devon, where he played in the Minor Counties Championship, even making a Finals appearance in his final year for the county in 1992, and making his first-class debut against the touring Sri Lankans in 1991, which the tourists won despite a double century from Jimmy Cook. His first foray into the County Championship came in 1994, where he played for Hampshire until 2002, even sticking with the team beyond their year-long excursion into the Second Division in 2001.

Having played extensively through the beginning of the 2002 season, White did not play a single game from August onwards, choosing to hang up his gloves, and leaving the team along with Jason Laney, James Schofield and Irfan Shah.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Player Profile: Giles White". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Warne helps England with leg-spinning discovery". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ↑ Isaacs, Richard (20 September 2002). "Hampshire release three as Giles White retires". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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