| Nick Potts | |
| Fullname: | Nicholas James Potts |
| Birth Date: | 17 July 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Club1: | Derbyshire |
| Clubnumber1: | 26 |
| Type1: | First-class |
| Debutdate1: | 14 April |
| Debutyear1: | 2022 |
| Debutfor1: | Derbyshire |
| Debutagainst1: | Sussex |
| Type2: | List A |
| Debutdate2: | 2 August |
| Debutyear2: | 2022 |
| Debutfor2: | Derbyshire |
| Debutagainst2: | Glamorgan |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 8 |
| Runs1: | 58 |
| Bat Avg1: | 7.25 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 13 |
| Deliveries1: | 935 |
| Wickets1: | 15 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 43.06 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/50 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 7 |
| Runs2: | 13 |
| Bat Avg2: | 13.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 6 |
| Deliveries2: | 264 |
| Wickets2: | 5 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 63.20 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 2/63 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 2/– |
| Date: | 29 September 2024 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1157212.html Cricinfo |
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]