Matthew James Potts is a cricketer from England who was born on October 29, 1998 (23), know his age, height, father, biography
Potts is a lower-order batsman and right-arm fast bowler. He represents Durham in first-class cricket and gained his maiden England call-up in May 2022. In the following month, he made his England debut.
Cricketer Matthew James Potts Profile, Biography, Age, Height, Father, Cricket Career Stats And Bowling Speed
Quick Details
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Matthew James Potts |
| Born | 29 October 1998 (age 23) Sunderland, England |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Role | Bowler |
| International information | |
| National side |
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| Only Test (cap 705) | 2 June 2022 v New Zealand |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2017–present | Durham (squad no. 35) |
| 2021–present | Northern Superchargers |
He has a height of 6 feet and can bowl persistently in the 130-140 kmph range. His parents names are not known.
Domestic Cricket
In the 2017 County Championship, Potts made his first-class debut for Durham on June 8, 2017. On the 18th of May 2018, he made his List A debut for Durham in the Royal London One-Day Cup.
In the 2019 Vitality T20 Blast, he made his Durham T20 debut against Northamptonshire on July 19, 2019. The Northern Superchargers purchased him in April 2022 for The Hundred’s 2022 season.
Potts recorded his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket when he grabbed 6/58 against Leicestershire in the 2022 County Championship later that month. A month later, Potts helped Durham to a 58-run victory over Glamorgan by taking seven wickets in the second innings and eleven in the match.
Potts received his first international call-up in May 2022, when he was picked to England’s Test team for a home series against New Zealand. Potts debuted for England against New Zealand in a Test match on June 2, 2022.
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New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is sent packing by debutant Matthew Potts
On the 10th over of the encounter against New Zealand, Potts stepped into the attack, pitched the ball up to Kane Williamson, picked out the edge, and sent the Kiwi skipper packing
Matthew Potts would have laughed if someone had told him that his first test wicket would come in his first over and that he would send back one of the best batters in contemporary cricket.
What’s more, guess what? That is precisely what occurred. On the 10th over of the encounter against New Zealand, Potts stepped into the attack, pitched the ball up to Kane Williamson, picked out the edge, and sent the Kiwi skipper packing. This is exactly what happened.