Archibald White

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Sir Archibald Woollaston White, 4th Bart was a first class cricketer who captained Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1911 to 1914. He led the team to the County Championship in 1912. He also appeared for Kent and Yorkshire (1913), Yorkshire Second XI (1908) and York and District (1920)

He played 98 first class games in all from 1908 to 1920, scoring 1,471 runs at 14.42 with a best of 55 against Nottinghamshire CCC, one of 4 fifties in his career. He held 52 catches and conceded 7 runs with his right arm medium pace without taking a wicket.

He was born on October 14, 1877 in Tickhill, Yorkshire and died on December 16, 1945 in Torhousemuir, Wigtown, Scotland. His uncle, William Humble, played briefly for Derbyshire CCC.