Arthur Blair-White

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Arthur Blair-White
Personal information
Full nameArthur Blair-White
Born3 July 1891
Monkstown, Ireland
Died29 April 1975(1975-04-29) (aged 83)
Ballindrait, Ulster, Ireland
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1913Ireland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 30
Batting average 15.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 23
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 October 2021

Arthur Blair-White (3 July 1891, in County Dublin – 29 April 1975, in County Donegal) third child of Richard Blair White of Dublin and Emily Maud Nichols of New Zealand educated at Rugby School and Trinity College Dublin fought in the First World War—Croix de Guerre, Military order of the British Empire, mentioned in dispatches married Rosetta Phoebe Newell in 1919 who played tennis for Ireland—was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, he played just once for Ireland, a first-class match against Scotland in July 1913.

In 1918, he married Irish tennis player Phoebe Blair-White.[1] In the 1960s, they moved to Lifford, County Donegal, and later, they lived in Strabane County Tyrone. He is buried in Lifford, County Donegal beside his wife.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b McNabb, Joseph (2009). "White, Rosetta Phoebe Blair-". In McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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