Gordon White
On scorecards: GC White
In-game rating: 85/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Gordon White played 17 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1906 to 1912. The first came against England at Old Wanderers, with scores of 8 and 81, and 2 wickets, and the last against England at Kennington Oval in 1912.
The most productive decade was the 1900s: 452 runs at 34.8 in 8 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 147 against England at Old Wanderers in 1906, in a match South Africa won. The best bowling is 4 for 47 against England at Headingley in 1907.
In all: 2 hundreds, 4 fifties. At home the average was 45.1 across 9 Tests; away it was 4.8 across 5 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against England: 764 runs at 30.6 in 14 Tests. Old Wanderers was the most frequent ground, with 5 Tests and 425 runs at 47.2. South Africa won 7 of the Tests Gordon White played and lost 7, with 3 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 17 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 147 | – | England | Old Wanderers | 1906 | Won |
| 118 | – | England | Lord's | 1910 | Won |
| 81 | – | England | Old Wanderers | 1906 | Won |
| 73 | – | England | Newlands | 1906 | Lost |
| 72 | – | England | Old Wanderers | 1910 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/47 | 16 | England | Headingley | 1907 | Lost |
| 2/5 | 1 | England | Newlands | 1910 | Won |
| 2/13 | 5 | England | Old Wanderers | 1906 | Won |
| 1/29 | 6 | Australia | Old Trafford | 1912 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 9 | 721 | 45.06 | 2/3 | 4 | 36.25 |
| Away | 5 | 43 | 4.78 | 0/0 | 4 | 31.75 |
| Neutral | 3 | 108 | 27.00 | 0/1 | 1 | 29.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 8 | 452 | 34.77 | 1/2 | 6 | 26.17 |
| 1910s | 9 | 420 | 26.25 | 1/2 | 3 | 48.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Wanderers | 5 | 425 | 47.22 | 1/2 | 2 | 53.00 |
| Newlands | 3 | 171 | 34.20 | 0/1 | 2 | 10.00 |
| Headingley | 2 | 33 | 8.25 | 0/0 | 4 | 11.75 |
| Lord's | 2 | 18 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Kennington Oval | 2 | 10 | 2.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Lord's | 1 | 125 | 62.50 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1906 at Old Wanderers
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1912 at Kennington Oval
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