Matthew Potts
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| Full name | Matthew James Potts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 October 1998 Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 704) | 2 June 2022 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 15 October 2024 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 265) | 19 July 2022 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 29 September 2024 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017–present | Durham (squad no. 35) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Northern Superchargers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 October 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Matthew Potts". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ "Specsavers County Championship Division Two, Kent v Durham at Canterbury, Jun 8-11, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "North Group (D/N), Royal London One-Day Cup at Chester-le-Street, May 18 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "North Group (N), Vitality Blast at Chester-le-Street, Jul 19 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Matty Potts claims six wickets to boost Durham hopes against Leicestershire". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Matthew Potts presses England credentials with career-best to bowl Durham to victory". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "James Anderson & Stuart Broad recalled by England for New Zealand Tests". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "1st Test, Lord's, June 02 - 06, 2022, New Zealand tour of England". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Joe Root hits century as England seal win over New Zealand in first Test". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Ben Stokes rested from South Africa T20Is, Hundred". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Chester-le-Street, July 19, 2022, South Africa tour of England". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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