Nick Potts

Nick Potts
Personal information
Full name
Nicholas James Potts
Born (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 22)
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022–presentDerbyshire (squad no. 26)
First-class debut14 April 2022 Derbyshire v Sussex
List A debut2 August 2022 Derbyshire v Glamorgan
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 8 7
Runs scored 58 13
Batting average 7.25 13.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 13 6*
Balls bowled 935 264
Wickets 15 5
Bowling average 43.06 63.20
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/50 2/63
Catches/stumpings 2/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 September 2024

Nicholas James Potts (born 17 July 2002) is an English cricketer who plays for Derbyshire.[1]

In November 2020, at the age of eighteen, Potts signed a rookie contract with Derbyshire, and had previously played for the Young Lions.[2] In August 2021, Potts signed a three-year deal with Derbyshire, after coming through the club's academy system.[3] Potts had been hampered by an ankle injury,[4] which had only allowed him to play in four matches for Derbyshire's second XI team in 2021.[3] Derbyshire's head of cricket, Dave Houghton said that Potts is a "talent for the future".[5]

In April 2022, at the start of the 2022 English cricket season, Potts played in a warm-up match for Derbyshire against Oxford University Cricket Club, as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches.[6] Potts took two wickets in the match, including that of opener Joe Gordon.[6]

Potts made his first-class debut on 14 April 2022, for Derbyshire against Sussex in Division Two of the 2022 County Championship.[7] Electing to bat first, Derbyshire made 505/8 in their innings before declaring, with Potts scoring nine runs.[7] In the next innings, Potts was the leading wicket-taker for Derbyshire, taking three wickets for 43 runs,[8] including that of the Sussex captain Tom Haines.[9] Sussex were bowled out for 174 runs and were forced to follow-on.[7] However, in their second innings, Sussex batted out a draw, making 513 runs for the loss of just three wickets.[7] Potts effected a run out, and again took the wicket of Sussex's captain, but not before Haines had made 243 runs.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Nick Potts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Nick Potts signs rookie contract at Derbyshire". The Cricketer. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Derbyshire secure promising seamer Nick Potts to three-year deal". The Cricketer. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Nick Potts: Derbyshire fast bowler signs three-year contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Promising bowler Nick Potts signs three-year deal with Derbyshire CCC". Derbyshire Times. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b "12th Match, Oxford, April 02 - 04, 2022, Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d "Derby, April 14 - 17, 2022, County Championship Division Two". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  8. ^ "County Championship: Sussex face follow-on prospect against Derbyshire". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Sam Conners, Nick Potts leave Sussex with a mountain to climb". News to Check. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  10. ^ "County Championship: Sussex draw with Derbyshire after Tom Haines and Che Pujara partnership". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 April 2022.