Matthew Potts

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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.

Matthew Potts

Potts in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Matthew James Potts
Born	(1998-10-29) 29 October 1998 (age 26) Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	England (2022–present)
Test debut (cap 704)	2 June 2022 v New Zealand
Last Test	14 December 2024 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 265)	19 July 2022 v South Africa
Last ODI	29 September 2024 v Australia
ODI shirt no.	35
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2017–present	Durham (squad no. 35)
2021–present	Northern Superchargers
2025	MI Cape Town
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 10 9 65 19 Runs scored 86 45 1,307 98 Batting average 8.60 45.00 20.10 19.60 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/4 0/0 Top score 21 15* 149* 30 Balls bowled 2,041 300 12,695 684 Wickets 36 10 264 26 Bowling average 29.44 29.30 24.40 25.65 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 3 0 Best bowling 4/13 4/38 9/68 4/38 Catches/stumpings 8/– 3/– 26/– 6/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 May 2025

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]