Career Cameron White

1 career

1.1 career
1.2 youngest ever captain
1.3 international breakthrough
1.4 international contract not renewed
1.5 1 day international cricket 2006–07
1.6 domestic year
1.7 on international fringes
1.8 one-day specialist
1.9 knowing role

career
early career

white began cricket career working way through youth structure @ victoria, playing in commonwealth bank under-17, , later under-19 championship series. showed prowess both bat , ball during these competitions, claiming century, 2 half-centuries , 17 wickets in ten matches played on 2 seasons. tended bat part of middle order , bowl third or fourth change. first-class debut came in march 2001, aged 17, against new south wales. batting @ number nine, white scored 11 runs in batting inning of match, , claimed 4/65 coming on third change bowler. made 1 further first-class appearance season before joining australian under-19 cricket team 2 youth tests against sri lanka.

he captained ais australia cricket academy side toured new zealand, beating new zealand academy side 3–1 in four-match one-day series, after pair of draws in 2 three-day matches. after, made list debut victoria, match rained off after 42.1 overs without white taking part in match. white received first senior man of match award few days later 2 wickets , score of 91 batting @ number 7 during pura cup match against south australia. named captain of australian under-19 squad compete in 2002 under-19 cricket world cup in new zealand, , led team victory in competition, beating south africa 7 wickets in final. white finished tournament leading run-scorer 423 runs, 2 of other top-four batsmen being australian.

despite success bat during under-19 world cup, victoria continued use white bowling all-rounder, decision seemed justified in 2002–03 season when white passed 50 once in 13 first-class innings , claimed 28 wickets. in last match of season, claimed maiden 5 , ten-wicket hauls, taking 6/66 in first-innings against western australia , 4/70 in second-innings victoria 10 wicket victory.

youngest ever captain

following season had seen darren berry , shane warne share captaincy of victoria s ing cup side, victoria selectors appointed white captain 2003–04 season. aged 20, white became youngest player captain victoria state side in 152-year history point. coach, david hookes said white has shown @ young age successful understanding of captaining team . decision supported reports during under-19 world cup, captained side flair, control , maturity far beyond years . white called upon captain first-class side in 2003–04 season, after regular captain berry broke finger during practice match. after win , loss while captaining ing cup side, white named man of match on debut pura cup captain, taking 6 wickets lead victoria 5 wicket victory on queensland.

white given first taste of international cricket in december 2003. having taken 4 indian wickets during tour match victoria, white selected play australia against same opposition later in tour. batting @ number 6 in australian side included victoria teammate brad hodge, , captained michael hussey, white made little impression on indians, making 20 runs in 2 innings , taking no wickets. white retained place in side face zimbabwe in 2 50-over contests, claiming 2 wickets.

the 2003–04 season saw white s batting improve markedly in first-class cricket tore ligaments in right leg, therefore ending 2003–04 season. return of 5 half-centuries in eighteen innings saw season average finish in excess of 30 first time. claimed 30 wickets in season, in single season in career date, although average suffered compared previous season, rising on 35. couple of cameo innings indicated come, 58 runs off 65 balls against western australia, , 75 runs off 97 balls against south australia, innings included 7 fours , 3 sixes, showcased strengths later see white shine in shorter twenty20 format of game.

these improvements in white s game, , injury stuart macgill, saw white named part of 13-man australia test squad tour zimbabwe. australia selectors keen take 2 spinners on tour, macgill s injury allowed them select white view future. tour match against zimbabwe brought wicket white, denied chance of making test debut when two-match series called off due disputes between zimbabwe cricket board , rebel players. white described decision missed opportunity see how went , how international test match played .

the 2003–04 season had been capped victory in pura cup following 321 victory on queensland in final, in white made half-century , claimed 5 of oppositions wickets. victoria captain berry retired professional cricket after triumph, , white named replacement 2004–05. white pleased appointment, saying captaincy brings out best in game , responsibility me . in december 2004, white made maiden first-class century, making 119 after victoria forced follow-on against queensland. partnership of 205 ian harvey, record seventh-wicket partnership victoria, , 152 opener jason arnberger helped victoria recover second-innings total of 508/8 declared. fine bowling performance saw queensland bowled out 169, capping remarkable fightback victoria.

international breakthrough

white bowling in adelaide oval nets, january 2009.

during career, parallels drawn victoria teammate shane warne; both blonde, , both leg-spinners. apparent did not have ability turn ball as warne, style being described more reminiscent of anil kumble instead. midway through 2004–05 season, white played 4 matches australia against touring west indians , pakistanis. 3 50-over matches brought him 2 half-centuries , duck, , first experience of twenty20 cricket resulted in unbeaten 58 strike rate on 150. victoria did not qualify either pura cup or ing cup finals, white s improvement again significant; first-class averages remained same in previous season, more doubled previous best season batting average in one-day cricket, passing 30 in format.

after impressive form australia during january 2005, white selected part of australia side tour pakistan in september year. after claiming 4 wickets, , averaging 35.50 bat in 2 four-day matches, white shone in subsequent one-day games. not required bat in first, scored 106 not out in second , 59 not out in third, claiming tail-end wicket. having demonstrated ability big-hitting all-rounder, white selected make international debut during 2005 icc super series against icc world xi. shaun pollock, captaining world xi team, said batsmen target young leg-spinner, australia captain ricky ponting said expected white bowl, after d handled things in victoria game against them . named supersub in first 2 matches, being on field during icc world xi innings, therefore being unable bat. did not bowl in first match, , bowled 3 wicket-less overs in second. despite controversy regarding official status of matches, these 2 appearances supersub signified white s first 2 1 day international (odi) appearances. started third match, australia closed innings on 293/5, white again not required bat, nor did bowl in following icc world xi innings.

white named bowling supersub again first odi of chappell–hadlee trophy, replacing katich @ start of new zealand innings. bowled 1 wicket-less over, conceding 4 runs. after missing out on second match, white returned third, getting opportunity bat first time. dismissed golden duck, falling chris martin first ball. in new zealand innings, claimed first senior international wicket, bowling hamish marshall.

international contract not renewed

2005–06 first season twenty20 cricket played domestically in australia, , white victoria team quickest adapt new format. white earnt man of match award in first match in tournament, scoring 45 runs off 32 balls , claiming single wicket. 2 wickets followed in second match, , second victory granted victoria place in final. facing new south wales in final, white added 46 off 16 balls, scoring @ 3 runs ball. claimed 3/8 in following innings, helping restrict new south wales 140, giving victoria championship title. white finished tournament 99 runs, second brad hodge, , 6 wickets, trailing shane harwood, both victoria teammates.

in april 2006, white joined english county side somerset first match of county championship. after somerset forced follow-on gloucestershire, white came in @ number 5 , scored 172 runs off 228 balls before being caught off bowling of former victoria teammate ian harvey. despite innings, somerset managed team total of 287, , lost match innings , 7 runs. 2 weeks later, on 1 may, cricket australia announced along james hopes , mick lewis, cameron white s national contract not renewed next 12 months. when somerset captain ian blackwell suffered shoulder injury put him out of game 3 months, white named replacement. australia under-19s , victoria, added responsibility seemed improve game. score of 109* against glamorgan in 50-over cheltenham & gloucester trophy followed 131* in county championship against worcestershire, half-century against touring sri lankans , second-innings 108 against surrey, made in first half of june.

the twenty20 cup gave white chance display skills in shortest format of game. white joined @ somerset fellow australian justin langer tournament, , pair shone in somerset s opening match of competition. opening innings, langer made 90 runs off 46 balls, outscored , outpaced white s 116*, scored @ more 2 runs ball. century white s first in twenty20 cricket, , capped off performance claiming gloucestershire s tenth wicket wrap 117 run victory. under 2 weeks later, white surpassed score, @ time joint highest made in twenty20 cricket, 141* against worcestershire. runs, made off 70 balls, set new world record twenty20 total stand 2 years before being beaten brendon mccullum. finished competition leading batting average, , 403 runs trailed teammate langer s 464 , leicestershire batsman hylton ackerman s 409.

in august, somerset slumping, white scored back-to-back fourth-innings centuries in county championship, neither rescue side defeat. first, made 111 against essex, , under week later, made highest individual score in fourth-innings of first-class match remaining 260 not out @ close of somerset s innings derbyshire beat them record first home win in 4 years. despite somerset finishing bottom of division 2 of county championship, white had successful season of cricket in career point. having made highest score, , hit 5 centuries in first-class cricket, batting average 60, , one-day batting average exceeded 40.

one day international cricket 2006–07

a strong start 2006–07 australian domestic season, exemplified 150* against tasmania in pura cup , 126* against new south wales in ford ranger cup (previously ing cup) saw white recalled australia one-day squad. chief of selectors, andrew hilditch described inclusion in squad, praising great form bat , [he] has had terrific performances ball . in interview australian newspaper age, white professed relief @ returning international scene, stating don t care if picked batting allrounder or bowling allrounder, or bat or bowler, long picked. international twenty20 against england saw white rewarded man of match award 40* off 20 balls, , 1/11 ball in hand. in next batting innings, white scored 45 runs including 3 sixes against new zealand, leading teammate andrew symonds praise ability strike cricket ball, saying when ve got going on @ other end, makes lot easier me . despite excellent form bat, white s bowling proving ineffective. reason, improved form of brad hodge , selection of brad hogg , shane watson ability ball, dropped finals of commonwealth bank series , left out of world cup squad.

despite not being named in world cup squad, white played 3 odis in chappell–hadlee trophy against new zealand. because of senior players rested ahead of world cup, or sustained injuries. stand-in captain michael hussey called upon him bowl 3 overs during series, in second match, in expensive, conceding 10 runs over. hit quick 42* in match, scoring 6 boundaries including 3 sixes. less impressive bat in other 2 matches, making 13 on both occasions.

another domestic year

white returned victoria side in time captain team in ford ranger cup final, lost queensland 21 runs. 2 pura cup matches brought couple of wickets , 96 runs, , month s break before first match in england, returned somerset second season. among runs immediately, 1 of 8 centurions somerset played middlesex. fellow australian langer, returning somerset made 315, , white added 114 somerset reached 850/7 declared. white scored 3 more half-centuries before month out, , in first match of may, 1 of 4 australians reach 3 figures somerset hosted derybshire. against gloucestershire, again showed ability remain calm , keep scoring around him fell, making 241 in somerset first-innings in james hildreth other player pass 50. white passed 1,000 runs in county championship second time, , batting average topped 70 somerset won promotion division two, turnaround previous season when had finished bottom of division, winning competition s wooden spoon. season saw slight improvement in white s bowling, 20 first-class wickets coming @ average of 32.75, best in domestic season. despite impressive season, due english counties being allowed 1 overseas player 2008 season, white did not see contract county renewed, somerset preferring keep captain justin langer. somerset s director of cricket, brian rose paid tribute white, saying difficult choice new ruling 1 overseas player because cameron has done tremendous things us.

white warming twenty20 match somerset, 2007

it on of form white once again toured pakistan australia squad, finished series 2 wickets, both coming in first-class matches, , handful of runs. 2 months australian domestic season, white forced retire hurt after colliding queensland bowler lee carseldine, , after match revealed d fractured foot. d been carrying injury since start of season, , collision led full break, putting white out 6 weeks. white conceded injury rule out chance had of playing national team summer. returned in january, playing last 3 matches of twenty20 tournament, including final victoria won 32 runs, although white managed make 1 run off 8 balls. second season in row, white named captain of prime minister s xi, , claimed 2 sri lankan wickets in 50-over contest. white led victoria both pura cup , ford ranger cup finals in 2007–08, lost both, new south wales , tasmania respectively.

the auction inaugural season of indian premier league (ipl) saw majority of world s cricketing talent sale in public forum. thirteen australians on offer, in sharp contrast secrecy surrounded value of national contracts. white sold $500,000 royal challengers bangalore, $50,000 more shane warne fetched, , more again ricky ponting, matthew hayden , michael hussey. apparent discrepancy in part due possibility international involvement rule australia s test players out of much, if not of first 2 years of tournament. rahul dravid, bangalore s icon player, described white exciting addition, saying white exciting twenty20 player , domestic record [with 2 twenty20 hundreds] in australia phenomenal. despite price, white had largely disappointing time in ipl season. finished tournament 114 runs, on 500 less fellow australian , competition s leading run-scorer shaun marsh. cameron white holds record highest individual score in t20 captain(141*)

on international fringes

white recalled australian odi , twenty20 squads 2008 tour of west indies. scored 10 runs off 6 balls in rain-reduced 11-over twenty20 contest, , in 50-over tour match against university of west indies vice-chancellor s xi, made 34 remained wicket-less in 8 overs ball. stage in career, white considered middle-order batsman bowled bit, australia captain ponting saw place in team of front-line spinner. white s been picked spinner on tour. need keep exposing him different situations , putting him under bit more pressure. plays big role during series. despite ponting s comments, used white fourth-change bowler in first odi, bringing slow left-arm spin of michael clarke on first. white conceded 32 runs in 6 overs without breakthrough, , did not bowl @ in second match, clarke claimed man of match award half-century , 3 wickets. although white scored 40* @ quicker run ball, return of andrew symonds last 3 odis left white out of team again.

it absence of symonds, sent home 2008–09 series against bangladesh skipping team meeting go fishing, gave white opportunity in odi team. although stand-in captain clarke mirrored action of ponting bringing himself on before victoria captain, white claimed career-best 3 wickets 5 runs off 10 balls bowled. after match, white admitted had prove deal pressures of international cricket, upbeat, saying nice few wickets have been nice few overs under belt well. claimed 2 more wickets in second match and, after not being required bowl in third, finished series average under 10.

he selected captain of australia team compete against new zealand , india in tri-series hosted india. captaincy gave white opportunity give himself plenty of overs, in total bowled on 30 overs, claiming 8 wickets in competition, second piyush chawla. displayed all-round ability finishing fifth highest batting average , leading team final, in beat india 156 runs.

when symonds dropped tour of india due disciplinary issues, greg shipperd, white s coach @ victoria, claimed white should have been called rather watson, claiming leg-spinner looked ideal fill aggressive role vacated symonds – great counter-puncher . when fellow victorian leg-spinner bryce mcgain left tour injured, white got call-up test squad shipperd felt deserved, although nominally selected specialist bowler. after jason krejza, other spinner on tour, conceded 199 runs no wickets in match against board president s xi, white considered safer option, although ponting publicly endorsed krejza after wicket-less match. despite ponting s apparent leanings, white preferred, , became 402nd australian receive test cap. selected bat @ number eight, specialist bowler s position, despite playing first-class cricket batsman.

at end of first test, in white took solitary wicket of sachin tendulkar, ponting said s come along in leaps , bounds in bowling. s exceeded expectations s done, although did not take wickets. white improved return in second test, claiming 3 wickets, took 1 more in last 2 matches. although ponting extolled white in public, once again opted use part-time spin of clarke before , more white throughout series. white s 5 wickets on tour came @ bowling average of 70, , symonds named in test squad face new zealand, there no place in squad white.

one-day specialist

although not included in test squads face either new zealand or south africa, white named in odi , twenty20 squads face south africa @ home, , professed feeling know still in mix . white played in more familiar role in twenty20s, batting in middle-order, , after disappointing 7 in first match, made 40* off 18 in second push australia s total beyond south africa s reach. had steady odi series, in again used middle-order batsman, , part-time spinner. retained place one-day series against new zealand, had limited involvement, making 27 runs 2 innings, though did claim 2 wickets in 7 overs bowling.

his lack of involvement test squad allowed him return victoria lead them in losing cause in ford ranger cup final, narrow 12 run loss queensland. draws against tasmania , queensland, set queensland–victoria final, time in sheffield shield (formerly pura cup). white named man of match led team first championship since 2003–04, scoring 135 , 61 queensland out-played comprehensively.

white remained in australia s twenty20 team 2 matches in south africa, not involved in odi matches, , subsequently not named part of squad icc world twenty20. however, after symonds sent home tournament due alcohol-related incident , white called replacement. australia knocked out in group-stage of competition white unused in 2 matches, cricinfo s brydon coverdale lambasting australia s belief players carry them in test , 50-over cricket can same in three-hour games . white returned australia captain team against pakistan , showed consistency bat, culminating in 73* in twenty20 match.

knowing role

cameron white in 2008.

named in both one-day squads tour of england, , in champions trophy squad, white s role in team of batsman. in rain-abandoned twenty20 in england, made best twenty20 international score of 55, , player cope poor conditions on two-paced pitch. in odi series, white saw himself promoted number 3 in absence of ponting, , responded scores of 53 , 42 in first 2 matches, before making maiden international century in third. 124-ball 105 saw him named man of match in last match before ponting s return see him drop down batting order. played remaining 4 matches of series @ number six, finished tour australia s leading run-scorer in odis.

white ever-present in australia s triumph in 2009 champions trophy, saving best performance final where, having been promoted number four, scored patient 62 against new zealand australia recover 6/2 ease 6 wicket victory. following odi series against india saw white remain @ number 4 due injuries michael clarke , brad haddin, , made 3 half-centuries including remarkable 57 off 33 balls including 5 sixes. after being in , out of australian set-up earlier in career, white claimed think best position around have been batting , statement backed average of 41.71 in 18 appearances since call-up face england earlier year. higher responsibility placed on white batsman balanced lower responsibility ball; across whole of 2009 season, bowled 3 balls in 1 day international cricket.

upon retirement of ricky ponting international twenty20 cricket, there calls white promoted captain side, led victoria coach greg shipperd. despite these calls, white backed favourite, incumbent vice-captain michael clarke role. white named clarke s vice-captain, although worries clarke s injury-prone , struggles form in twenty20 resulted in continued calls white take over, though white again backed clarke, claiming michael s going great job , ll forward working him. m still young in [australia] job , inexperienced @ level, think can learn lot off him.

the return of clarke odi team pakistan series saw white move down order again, although batting @ number five, made second international century in first match, scoring 105 88 balls drive australia victory. white continued perform bat in series, making half-century in second match , making decent totals in number of other games australia swept series 5–0.

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