Matthew Potts

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Matthew Potts
Personal information
Full name
Matthew James Potts
Born (1998-10-29) 29 October 1998 (age 25)
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 704)2 June 2022 v New Zealand
Last Test17 August 2022 v South Africa
Only ODI (cap 265)19 July 2022 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–presentDurham (squad no. 35)
2021–presentNorthern Superchargers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 5 1 32 11
Runs scored 30 3 481 56
Batting average 7.50 – 15.03 14.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/0
Top score 19 3* 81 30
Balls bowled 1,097 24 5,997 407
Wickets 20 0 116 16
Bowling average 28.00 – 25.18 25.43
5 wickets in innings 0 – 6 0
10 wickets in match 0 – 2 0
Best bowling 4/13 – 7/40 4/62
Catches/stumpings 4/– 0/– 11/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 September 2022

Matthew James Potts (born 29 October 1998) is an English cricketer.[1] Potts is a right-arm pace bowler and lower order batter. He plays first class cricket for Durham and made his Test match debut for the England cricket team in June 2022.

Domestic career

Potts made his first-class debut for Durham in the 2017 County Championship on 8 June 2017.[2] He made his List A debut for Durham in the 2018 Royal London One-Day Cup on 18 May 2018.[3] He made his T20 debut on 19 July 2019, for Durham against Northamptonshire, in the 2019 t20 Blast.[4]

In April 2022, he was bought by the Northern Superchargers for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[5] Later the same month, in the 2022 County Championship, Potts took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, with 6/58 against Leicestershire.[6] A month later, Potts took seven wickets in the second innings, and eleven wickets in the match, to help Durham to a 58 run win against Glamorgan.[7]

International career

In May 2022, Potts was named in England's Test squad for their home series against New Zealand, his maiden international call-up.[8] Potts made his Test debut on 2 June 2022, for England against New Zealand.[9] Potts took four wickets for just 13 runs in the first innings, and three wickets for 55 runs in the second innings, claiming total figures of 7 for 68 as England won the Test.[10]

In July 2022, Potts was named in England's One Day International (ODI) squad for their home series against South Africa.[11] He made his ODI debut on 19 July 2022, for England against South Africa.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Matthew Potts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Specsavers County Championship Division Two, Kent v Durham at Canterbury, Jun 8-11, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  3. ^ "North Group (D/N), Royal London One-Day Cup at Chester-le-Street, May 18 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. ^ "North Group (N), Vitality Blast at Chester-le-Street, Jul 19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  5. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Matty Potts claims six wickets to boost Durham hopes against Leicestershire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Matthew Potts presses England credentials with career-best to bowl Durham to victory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  8. ^ "James Anderson & Stuart Broad recalled by England for New Zealand Tests". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  9. ^ "1st Test, Lord's, June 02 - 06, 2022, New Zealand tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Joe Root hits century as England seal win over New Zealand in first Test". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Ben Stokes rested from South Africa T20Is, Hundred". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  12. ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Chester-le-Street, July 19, 2022, South Africa tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

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