Education
Born in Auckland, Whiteman was educated at Saint Kentigern College, and played under-17 representative cricket for Auckland, later touring Australia with a national underage team
Born in Auckland, Whiteman was educated at Saint Kentigern College, and played under-17 representative cricket for Auckland, later touring Australia with a national underage team
In February 2001, he also played several matches for the New Zealand under-19 cricket team, against the touring South African under-19 team Whiteman debuted for Auckland in the 2002-2003 State Shield, against Central Districts at the Eden Park Outer Oval. Playing as an all-rounder, Whiteman played one further List A match in the 2002-2003 season, and the following season, in the first-class State Championship, he played two more games.
Whiteman subsequently retired from cricket, and moved to Sydney, Australia, to work in the finance industry, having attended Massey University and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
As of November 2012, he was a Senior Director at The Corporate Executive Board Company, having previously worked in positions with Virgin Money, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, and the National Australia Bank.