A Harrow-educated middle-order batsman who has been part of the Middlesex system since the age of 10, Robbie White had to bide his time before first-team opportunities arrived. He was part of a golden generation for Loughborough MCCU, playing alongside Sam Cook, James Bracey, Hassan Azad and Michael Burgess which studying for a psychology degree, and made his first first-class appearances for them, including a maiden fifty against Northants in 2017..