Jacob White
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Jacob Thomas White was a professional cricket
er who played for Middlesex
in the late 18th century.
There is considerable confusion about players called White at this time as Middlesex had another White, known only as W White
and perhaps Jacob's brother; and a player called Knowles
who played under the pseudonym of "White"! Unfortunately, the scorecards of the time did not always make clear who was who and have left researchers trying to create complete records with an identification headache.
There are six matches from 1789 to 1797 in which someone called White took part but there is no way of knowing which of the three players was involved. Details are at CricketArchive record of unidentified player(s) called White.
Jacob White is known to have played in two major matches in 1789 and 1791, both of which featured W White also. He is further recorded in four matches playing for Brentford and Richmond in 1799 and 1800.
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 who played for Middlesex
Middlesex county cricket teams
Middlesex county cricket teams have been traced back to the 18th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. Given that the first definite mention of cricket anywhere in the world is dated c.1550 in Guildford, it is almost certain that the game had reached...
in the late 18th century.
There is considerable confusion about players called White at this time as Middlesex had another White, known only as W White
W White (Middlesex cricketer)
W White refers to a professional cricketer who played for Middlesex in the late 18th century.There is considerable confusion about players called White at this time as Middlesex also had Jacob White, perhaps W White's brother, and a player called Knowles who played under the pseudonym of "White"! ...
and perhaps Jacob's brother; and a player called Knowles
Knowles (Middlesex cricketer)
Knowles refers to a professional cricketer who played for Middlesex in the late 18th century. Knowles often used the pseudonym "White"....
who played under the pseudonym of "White"! Unfortunately, the scorecards of the time did not always make clear who was who and have left researchers trying to create complete records with an identification headache.
There are six matches from 1789 to 1797 in which someone called White took part but there is no way of knowing which of the three players was involved. Details are at CricketArchive record of unidentified player(s) called White.
Jacob White is known to have played in two major matches in 1789 and 1791, both of which featured W White also. He is further recorded in four matches playing for Brentford and Richmond in 1799 and 1800.
External sources
Further reading
- G B Buckley, Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket, Cotterell, 1935
- Arthur HaygarthArthur HaygarthArthur Haygarth was a noted amateur cricketer who became one of cricket's most significant historians....
, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826), Lillywhite, 1862