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Full name | Benjamin Charlie White | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Dublin, Ireland | 29 August 1998|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 24) | 4 April 2023 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 24 April 2023 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 67) | 19 June 2023 v Oman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 21 June 2023 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 49) | 24 July 2021 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 20 August 2023 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2021–present | Northern Knights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 November 2023 |
Benjamin Charlie White (born 29 August 1998) is an Irish cricketer.[1][2] In January 2016, White was named as part of Ireland's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3][4] White made his international debut for the Ireland cricket team in July 2021.
In February 2021, White was named in the Ireland Wolves' squad for their tour to Bangladesh.[5][6] It was his first call-up to the squad,[7] with White saying that he was "over the moon" to get selected for the tour.[8][9] Later the same month, White was also part of the intake for the Cricket Ireland Academy.[10] White made his List A debut on 5 March 2021, for Ireland Wolves against the Bangladesh Emerging team.[11] However, the match was abandoned after 30 overs when Ruhan Pretorius tested positive for COVID-19.[12] On 16 March 2021, White also made his Twenty20 during the tour of Bangladesh, in the one-off Unofficial T20I match at the end of the series.[13] Following the tour of Bangladesh, White was awarded with a retainer contract, after he impressed the selectors.[14]
In May 2021, White was selected for the Ireland Wolves squad for three List A matches in Ireland against Netherlands A.[15] Later the same month, White was added to Ireland's One Day International (ODI) squad for their away series against the Netherlands.[16] In June 2021, during the 2021 Inter-Provincial Trophy, White took his first five-wicket haul in T20 cricket.[17][18]
In June 2021, White was named in Ireland's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against South Africa.[19] White made his T20I debut on 24 July 2021, for Ireland against South Africa.[20] In September 2021, White was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[21] White was also the leading wicket-taker in the 2021 Inter-Provincial Trophy, with seventeen dismissals in seven matches.[22]
In November 2021, White was named in Ireland's One Day International (ODI) squads for their tours to United States and the West Indies.[23][24] Despite having not played first-class cricket, White was named in Ireland's Test squad for their tours of Bangladesh in March 2023 and Sri Lanka in April 2023.[25] He was also named in the T20I and ODI squads for the tours.[26] He made his Test debut against Bangladesh, on 4 April 2023.[27] He made his ODI debut against Nepal in 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, on 19 June 2023.[28]