Jimmy White ‘proud’ as grandson Ralphie Albert plays County Championship opener for Surrey against Warwickshire

It seems that Jimmy White shouldn’t be the one profitable sportsman in his household.

The Whirlwind’s grandson Ralphie Albert made his progenitor “proud” on Friday, taking part in Surrey’s first match of the brand new Rothesay County Championship season.

And Albert made a vital contribution at The Rose Bowl on his first-class debut, hitting an innings-high 63 as Surrey racked up an insurmountable 428.

But {the teenager} had an innings to neglect against Warwickshire within the 2026 season opener, bowled for a silver duck by Chris Woakes.

The teenager from Epsom made an unbeaten half-century against New Zealand in Harare, taking 15 wickets in whole throughout 10 innings on the match.

Surrey signed the burgeoning expertise to a multi-year deal in October when Albert lastly realised simply how celebrated and fashionable grandad White was throughout the nation.

“It nonetheless occurs at present. We had been within the prepare station going to The Oval to look at the cricket and possibly three or 4 folks got here as much as him. I used to be laughing as a result of I do not perceive how massive he’s.”

Some of White’s mercurial talent has surely rubbed off on the youngster, who spins with his left and bats with his right, while Albert’s father John – The Whirlwind’s son-in-law – played club cricket for Malden Wanderers in his youth.

But Albert is determined to forge his own path as he grows in the game.

“I would not say there is a must show myself. It’s an amazing factor that he is my grandad, an elite sportsman,” said Albert.

“I do not see what’s being mentioned. There are articles speaking about us however I’m not deep into the comparability or making a reputation for myself. I’ll simply preserve doing what I’m doing and see what occurs.”