Reginald White (British Army officer)

Colonel Reginald Strelley Moresby White CBE was the 10th Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force. He was appointed on 6 February 1939 until 1 January 1942. He was succeeded by T. G. Watson.[1]

Colonel Reginald Strelley Moresby White CBE
Allegiance	British Ceylon
Service/branch	Ceylon Defence Force
Rank	Colonel
Unit	Leicestershire Regiment
Commands held	Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force

First-class cricket

While studying at the University of Oxford, White played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Sussex at Hove in 1913.[2] He played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1913 and 1914, making five appearances.[2] He later played first-class matches for the Europeans in 1924, and the British Army cricket team in 1930.[2] He also played one minor counties cricket match for Lincolnshire in 1913.[3]

References

1. "Commandants". ceylondatabase.net. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Reginald White". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
3. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Reginald White". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-02-17.