Owen White was born to Frank and Alice White at Park Corner Cottages, Herriard in 1927. 

At the age of 9 years the family moved to Forge Cottage, Herriard where Owen lived for the rest of his life. 

From a very early age Owens passion was cricket, practicing every day up against the steps behind the village shop owned by his Auntie. The harder he hit the ball against the step, the faster it returned for him to play the next shot. He attended Queen Marys Grammar School in Basingstoke where he proudly gained his school colours and regularly opened the batting for the school team. During the war, he played Cricket for Herriard in the same team as his father Frank White, who had also played in the same team as his father James White (Owens Grandfather) during the 1920s. 

In 1946 Owen formed a youth cricket team in Herriard and organised a number of cricket matches. His mother Alice who was mad about cricket purchased a full range of equipment for the younger side. In 1947 he was asked to form a senior cricket team, at which point he became captain and secretary. In 1948 when Herriard Sports Club was formed, he became secretary, and in 1964 became Chairman of Herriard Sports Club remaining in post until his death in 2004. 56 years as an officer of the sports club. 

In addition to Owens committed service to Herriard Sports Club, he loved the village immensely. He would never fail to get involved and in addition to being chairman of he sports club, he was Clerk to the Parish Council, Secretaru to the Herriard and Lasham branch of the Royal British Legion, member of St. Marys Parochial Church Council and auditor to the Herriard and Lasham Woman's Institute. 

In his retirement, Owen wrote a fascinating amount of the history of Herriard village. He spent hours interviewing his peers, reviewed local records and spent months at the Hampshire Records Office whereby kind permission of the Jervoise family, he was able to access numerous records on loan for safe keeping. 

His work is worthy of publication and in his name his son Nick White (current chairman of the sports club) the fourth generation of the White family to live in the village has vowed to have it published. 

• The earliest record of cricket being played in Herriard was 1889. At that time the annual subscription was one shilling. 

• The Cricket Pitch was situated in the meadow between Parsonage Cottages and the Wood yard. Between games all but the square was used by Manor Farms horses and cows. 

• In 1891 subscriptions increased to one shilling and 6 pence. 

• Practice nights in 1899 were Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Matches were played on Saturdays only as Sundays meant attendance at church and little else, certainly not sport. 

• In 1900, new items of cricket kit were purchased consisting of a bat (14s.6d) three balls (15s.0d), leg guards (9s.6d) and gloves (4s.6d). 

• In 1903, the cricket team entered the Kempshott Park League.

• In 1903, a new bat was presented to a W. Hall for the best batting average. He topped the averages with a modest 9.25 runs. Pitches favoured the bowler in those days. 

• Football was known to have been played on the same site as the cricket pitch up to the 1930s. 

• In the 1930s, membership was open to residence of Herriard, Lasham, Weston Corbett, Winslade, and anyone who had work at least one month for Herriard Estate. Due to World War II and increasing difficulties in getting players, this was relaxed to allow anyone to join the club. 

• In 1940, the football club reformed and was played in the park opposite Herriard school. The head teacher, Mrs Smith gave permission for the teams to change in the school. 

• Failure to attend football practice without a good excuse resulted in a fine of three pence. At that time a pint of beer cost 2 1/2 pence. 

• In 1941, the football team entered the Basingstoke league. Paid referees meant that each player paid one penny to cover his cost. 

• During the war, the cricket team was made up of older men and young teenagers who played a few matches, mainly against service teams. 

• In 1946, a youth team was formed and played cricket in the meadow opposite Forge Cottage (formerly the post office) by kind permission of Mr Cheyney. Again, the facility was shared with the heavy horses of the nearby farm. 

• 1947 - previous senior members asked if the youth team could be expanded to include others and the senior cricket team was re-formed. 

• 1948 - the formation of a football team was discussed and agreed and joined the cricket team to form one club known as Herriard Sports Club. 

• The club's first President was Major F.H.T Jervouse, Owner of Herriard Park Estate. 

• Mr. Durham, Herriard Park Estate Agent was the first chairman. 

• The club moved to the meadow behind the school as the meadow opposite Forge Cottage could not accommodate both football and cricket. 

• In 1951, the pavillion was transported from its pre-war site. 

• The cricket team were founder members of the Hampshire League when it was formed in 1973. 

• 1976 saw the erection of a new pavilion funded by a grant from Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, Herriard Park Estate and Sports Club funds. 

• In 1978, the clubs' President Mr J. Loveys Jervoise officially opened the new pavilion, well attended by residents of the village. 

• In 1984, the cricket team entered the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Evening League. 

• In 1987, the pavilion lost it's veranda in the great storm. As a result, the club could not get property insurance. 

• In 1993, the football team made headlines in The Star, Daily Mirror, The Guardian, and the Southern Evening Echo. Not for their performance on the field, but because of a disgruntled passer-by. During a league match at Sherborne St John, the ball went out of play, hitting a car. The driver drove on to the pitch, completed several hand break turns in the goal mouth and drove off shouting expletives. 

• In 1993, the club gained planning permission to renovate and extend the existing facility pavilion. 

• 1993/94 - Barbados Test Match. Angus Fraser took 8-75 in the first innings to help set up a famous victory. The 'West Indies' first defeat at Bridgetown for over half a century. Chairman of Herriard Sports Club, Owen White and his brother-in-law, Clive Leavey were in the crowd at Kensington Oval to witness the victory. 

• In 1994, the cricket team reached the final of the Guy Jewell (plate) knockout competition. 

• In 1996, the football team won the Basingstoke Sunday League Supplementary Cup 'B'. 

• 1997 - discussions took place with Herriard Park estate to moe the facility to Nashes Field. 

• 2004 - Owen White's son, Nick, took over as Herriard Sports Club chair. 

• In March 2006, the football team reached the final of the supplementary 'B' Cup for a second time. 

• Circa 1999, following an application to the Depury Prime Minister's Office, the then Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. John Prescott, approved the construction and sale of three houses to the North on Nashes Field to fund 'The Herriard Village Centre' project consisting of a children's play area, a high and low meadow for community recreation and new sports ground and pavilion. 

• In 2009, the construction of the new sports ground and pavilion started. 

• On the 19th April 2011, the Owen White Pavilion and Sports ground was officially opened by former England and Middlesex cricketer Angus Fraser, 17 years on from when Owen witnessed Angus set up England's famous victory in Barbados. 

• In May 2011, the Tennis section was formed. 

• In August 2022, the cricket second 11 gained promotion to division 5 of the Hampshire League.