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Matthew Potts

Matthew Potts
Potts in 2023
Personal information
Full name
Matthew James Potts
Born (1998-10-29) 29 October 1998 (age 26)
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 704)2 June 2022 v New Zealand
Last Test14 December 2024 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 265)19 July 2022 v South Africa
Last ODI29 September 2024 v Australia
ODI shirt no.35
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–presentDurham (squad no. 35)
2021–presentNorthern Superchargers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 10 9 60 19
Runs scored 86 45 1,127 98
Batting average 8.60 45.00 18.47 19.60
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/3 0/0
Top score 21 15* 149* 30
Balls bowled 2,041 300 11,591 684
Wickets 36 10 243 26
Bowling average 29.44 29.30 24.26 25.65
5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 3 0
Best bowling 4/13 4/38 9/68 4/38
Catches/stumpings 8/– 3/– 26/– 6/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 December 2024

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]

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