Graeme White
Encyclopedia
Graeme Geoffrey White is a professional
cricket
er currently playing for Northamptonshire.
in Buckinghamshire
, which is also where fellow Northamptonshire cricketers Rob White and Ben Howgego
studied. Also former team-mate Mark Nelson went to the school. Earlier on in his career, he scored 109 and took 7 for 21 for Staffordshire U17s during 2003. Graeme then progressed on to playing second XI for Northamptonshire
at the end of the 2004 season and throughout the 2005 season. He played for England in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup
in Sri Lanka
and now plays for Northamptonshire
. Graeme's highest first-class innings came on August 10, 2007, when he scored 65, sharing in a 145-run partnership with David Sales
.
In 2009 Graeme moved to Nottinghamshire on a two year deal, citing the need for regular first team cricket as the main motivation.
Professional
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cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er currently playing for Northamptonshire.
Career
Graeme was educated at Stowe SchoolStowe School
Stowe School is an independent school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire. It was founded on 11 May 1923 by J. F. Roxburgh, initially with 99 male pupils. It is a member of the Rugby Group and Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The school is also a member of the G20 Schools Group...
in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
, which is also where fellow Northamptonshire cricketers Rob White and Ben Howgego
Ben Howgego
Ben Henry Nicholas Howgego is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who currently plays for Northamptonshire.-Career:...
studied. Also former team-mate Mark Nelson went to the school. Earlier on in his career, he scored 109 and took 7 for 21 for Staffordshire U17s during 2003. Graeme then progressed on to playing second XI for Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
at the end of the 2004 season and throughout the 2005 season. He played for England in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup
2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup
The 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was played in Sri Lanka from February 5 to February 19, 2006.The final was played between Pakistan and India in Colombo, which Pakistan won by 38 runs, enabling them to become the first back-to-back champions of the tournament.- Participating Nations :Sixteen...
in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
and now plays for Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
. Graeme's highest first-class innings came on August 10, 2007, when he scored 65, sharing in a 145-run partnership with David Sales
David Sales
David John Grimwood Sales is an English cricket player who has played for the cricket teams of Northamptonshire, England A and Wellington.-Domestic career:...
.
In 2009 Graeme moved to Nottinghamshire on a two year deal, citing the need for regular first team cricket as the main motivation.