Tony White (cricketer)

West Indian cricketer (1938–2023)

For other people named Tony White, see Tony White (disambiguation).

Tony White

Personal information

Full name|

Anthony Wilbur White

Born| 20 November 1938 (1938-11-20)
Brighton, Saint Michael, Barbados
Died| 16 August 2023 (2023-08-17) (aged 84)
Barbados
Batting| Right-handed
Bowling| Right-arm off-spin,
right-arm medium-pace
International information
National side|

* West Indies

Test debut| 3 March 1965 v Australia
Last Test| 26 March 1965 v Australia
Career statistics
| Competition | Test | First-class

|
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Matches | 2 | 31
Runs scored | 71 | 996
Batting average | 23.66 | 25.53
100s/50s | 0/1 | 0/9
Top score | 57* | 75
Balls bowled | 491 | 7,003
Wickets | 3 | 95
Bowling average | 50.66 | 28.05
5 wickets in innings | 0 | 1
10 wickets in match | 0 | 0
Best bowling | 2/34 | 6/80
Catches/stumpings | 1/– | 32/–

Source: CricInfo, 31 October 2022

Anthony Wilbur White (20 November 1938 – 16 August 2023) was a West Indian cricketer who played in two Test matches in 1965.

Tony White was a middle-order batsman and off-spinner who played for Barbados from 1958 to 1965–66. He toured England with the West Indian team in 1963 without playing in the Tests, joining the side midway through the tour as a back-up for the injured Willie Rodriguez.[1]

White played his two Tests against the Australians in 1964–65. In the First Test he top-scored with 57 not out in the first innings, after coming in with the score at 149 for 6 and taking the total to 239 all out. He also took three cheap wickets in a 179-run victory.[2] But he failed to take a wicket off 52 overs in the drawn Second Test, scored only 7 and 4, and was replaced by Seymour Nurse for the Third Test.

White's best first-class bowling figures were 6 for 80 against Trinidad in 1960–61. His highest score was 75 against British Guiana in the final of the Pentangular Tournament in 1961–62, when he also scored 54 in the second innings and took four wickets in a losing cause.[3]

After his cricket career, White lived in Venezuela for many years,[4] before returning to live in Marine Gardens, Christ Church, Barbados, where he died on 16 August 2023, at the age of 84.[5][6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Wisden 1964, p. 273.
2. ^ West Indies v Australia, Kingston 1964-65
3. ^ British Guiana v Barbados 1961-62
4. ^ "OBITS: Former Barbados and West Indies players Lashley and White". Barbados Cricket. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
5. ^ "Anthony White". Lyndhurst Funeral Home. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
6. ^ Lashley and White play their final innings

## External links[edit]

* Tony White at ESPNcricinfo