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Matthew Potts

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Matthew Potts
Potts in 2023
Personal information
Full name
Matthew James Potts
Born (1998-10-29) 29 October 1998 (age 25)
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 Test1 June 2023 v Ireland
ODI debut (cap 265)19 July 2022 v South Africa
Last ODI9 December 2023 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.35
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–presentDurham (squad no. 35)
2021–presentNorthern Superchargers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 6 4 55 14
Runs scored 30 21 1,067 74
Batting average 7.50 19.75 18.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/3 0/0
Top score 19 15* 149* 30
Balls bowled 1,297 84 10,545 468
Wickets 23 2 218 18
Bowling average 29.26 47.50 24.69 26.05
5 wickets in innings 0 0 9 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 2 0
Best bowling 4/13 2/47 7/40 4/62
Catches/stumpings 5/– 1/– 23/– 4/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 July 2024
Matthew Potts playing for England in 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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Matthew Potts". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Specsavers County Championship Division Two, Kent v Durham at Canterbury, Jun 8-11, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  3. ^ "North Group (D/N), Royal London One-Day Cup at Chester-le-Street, May 18 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. ^ "North Group (N), Vitality Blast at Chester-le-Street, Jul 19 2019". ESPNcricinfo. 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". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Matthew Potts presses England credentials with career-best to bowl Durham to victory". ESPNcricinfo. 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". ESPNcricinfo. 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". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  12. ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Chester-le-Street, July 19, 2022, South Africa tour of England". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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