Career
Born and raised in Sydney, he played grade cricket with the North Sydney club and scored 52 on his first-class debut against Victoria in 1934-1935. White bowled with a fluent, upright action that maximised his height and he relied on accuracy and changes of pace rather than movement to secure wickets. Against South Australia in 1935-1936, he captured 8/31 on a receptive pitch at the Sydney Cricket Ground, which included a spell of four wickets for no runs.
The next season, he hit his only first-class century, batting at number ten.
Chosen to tour England in 1938 with the Australian team led by Don Bradman, he was not suited to the batting-friendly pitches that resulted from a summer of dry weather and he claimed only 30 wickets (at 2360 average). His performances were hampered by chronic back problems, which forced his retirement during the 1938-1939 Australian season.
White"s father Alfred (1879–1962) played four matches for New South Wales, including one as captain, between 1905-1906 and 1908-1909. The Whites were the first father-son combination to each score a first-class century for the state.
Ted White worked in the family"s sharebroking business before enlisting in the Australian army during World World War World War II He served in the Middle East and New Guinea, rising from the rank of private to major by the war"s education
After the war, he played suburban cricket for two decades, capturing 823 wickets for the I Zingari team