| Matthew Potts | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Matthew James Potts |
| Birth Date: | 29 October 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Role: | Bowler |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 2022–present |
| Testdebutdate: | 2 June |
| Testdebutyear: | 2022 |
| Testdebutagainst: | New Zealand |
| Testcap: | 704 |
| Lasttestdate: | 1 June |
| Lasttestyear: | 2023 |
| Lasttestagainst: | Ireland |
| Odidebutdate: | 19 July |
| Odidebutyear: | 2022 |
| Odidebutagainst: | South Africa |
| Odicap: | 265 |
| Lastodidate: | 9 December |
| Lastodiyear: | 2023 |
| Lastodiagainst: | West Indies |
| Odishirt: | 35 |
| Club1: | Durham |
| Clubnumber1: | 35 |
| Club2: | Northern Superchargers |
| Year2: | 2021–present |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 6 |
| Runs1: | 30 |
| Bat Avg1: | 7.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 19 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,297 |
| Wickets1: | 23 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 29.26 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/13 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/– |
| Column2: | ODI |
| Matches2: | 4 |
| Runs2: | 21 |
| Bat Avg2: | – |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 15 |
| Deliveries2: | 84 |
| Wickets2: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 47.50 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 2/47 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 1/– |
| Column3: | FC |
| Matches3: | 55 |
| Runs3: | 1,067 |
| Bat Avg3: | 19.75 |
| 100S/50S3: | 1/3 |
| Top Score3: | 149 |
| Deliveries3: | 10,545 |
| Wickets3: | 218 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 24.69 |
| Fivefor3: | 9 |
| Tenfor3: | 2 |
| Best Bowling3: | 7/40 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 23/– |
| Column4: | LA |
| Matches4: | 14 |
| Runs4: | 74 |
| Bat Avg4: | 18.50 |
| 100S/50S4: | 0/0 |
| Top Score4: | 30 |
| Deliveries4: | 468 |
| Wickets4: | 18 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 26.05 |
| Fivefor4: | 0 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 4/62 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 4/– |
| Date: | 20 July 2024 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1027781.html ESPNcricinfo |
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.
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]
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]