White welcomes 'dad' Craig home on red-letter day

RECORD-BREAKER GOES FULL CIRCLE

- Dave Craven

ESTATE AGENT Ben White is looking to sell his 'dad' Craig Lingard a dummy on a landmark day in Batley colours.

Half-back White will break the club record for successive appearances when he plays his 104th straight game in today's Challenge Cup sixth-round clash with Castleford.

Fittingly, the Championship part-timers are facing their old head coach Lingard, a Batley legend who left for the Super League outfit last year.

White has played every game for the Bulldogs since Lingard signed him from Barrow in 2020 leading to some team-mates crying nepotism.

White said: "There was a bit of a running joke. No matter who we played, I was always on the teamsheet.