Researching Simon White
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The name Simon means "he who hears" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Simon White on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Simon White and the White Family History
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Simon White (footballer)
Simon Peter White (born 17 June 1988) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Originally from the Carine Junior Football Club, White joined the Subiaco Football Club in the WAFL. He made his senior debut there in 2009, playing 19 games, earning the club's Rising Star Award and playing in their Grand Final loss to South Fremantle.
White was recruited by the Carlton Football Club with its fourth round selection in the 2010 AFL rookie draft (No. 56 overall). At the age of 21, White was among the more experienced new rookies selected in the draft. He was quickly called up for his AFL debut, in round 4, 2010 against . In his first four seasons, White played 26 matches for Carlton, with regular injures limiting his availability – he suffered a hip injury in 2010, knee and hamstring injuries in 2011, a medial ligament knee injury in 2012, the return from which was delayed by complications arising from the use of a synthetic ligament to augment the natural ligament (a LARS procedure), and a fractured C3 vertebra from an on-field collision in 2013. A clearer run without injuries saw White play 33 games over the following two years.
After only managing 11 games in the 2017 season, he was informed by Carlton that he would not be offered a new contract with the club.
Source: Simon White (footballer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaSimon White (cricketer)
Simon Paul White (born 4 December 1975) is an English cricketer. White is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in St Albans, Hertfordshire.
White made his debut for Hertfordshire in the 1996 Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland. White has played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1996 to 2015, which has included 81 Minor Counties Championship matches and 49 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2001, he made his List A debut against the Durham Cricket Board in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. He made 4 further List A appearances for the county, the last coming against Ireland in the 1st round of the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, which was held in 2003. In his 5 List A matches, he scored 59 runs at a batting average of 14.75, with a high score of 31 not out. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 36.66, with best figures of 2/32.
Between 2008 and 2010 he played for Welwyn Garden City in the Home Counties Premier League, before to moving to Harpenden in 2010 and playing with them until 2013. In total, he played 95 matches in the Home Counties League. The Hertfordshire Cricket League was reformed in 2014 and White played 32 matches with Harpenden from 2015 to 2016.
Outside of cricket he works as a P.E. teacher.
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