[1] He played for the Gentlemen of Kent amateur side regularly between 1865 and 1873 and made his first-class debut for the Kent county side in a June 1867 match against Sussex at Gravesend, opening the batting and scoring 15 runs in his first innings of county cricket.
[4] Described by Wisden as being a "good hitter" who "possessed (a) strong defence",[2] White played a total of 29 times for the Kent side in first-class matches, making his final appearance for the county in 1875.
In his 31 first-class matches White scored a total of 827 runs, making two half-centuries.
[2] White took over running a 385 acres (156 ha) hop farm at Beltring south-west of Maidstone.
[7] His cousin Lionel White also played cricket for Kent, making four first-class appearances for the side in 1869.