English Cricketer
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
^ "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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