Jim Pothecary
South Africa
INTL CAREER: 1960 - 1960
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Full Name
James Edward Pothecary
Born
December 06, 1933, Cape Town, Cape Province
Died
May 11, 2016, Sunningdale, Cape Town, Western Cape, (aged 82y 157d)
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Medium
Jim Pothecary was a well-built right-arm fast-medium bowler who could swing the ball either way. He toured England as a new-ball bowler in 1960 but disappointed, taking nine wickets in his three Tests after Geoff Griffin had been no-balled out of the series. On the tour as a whole he managed only 53 wickets.
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Jim Pothecary Career Stats
Batting & Fielding
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100s | 50s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 3 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 6.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FC | 54 | 77 | 11 | 1039 | 81* | 15.74 | 0 | 2 | - | 42 | 0 |
Bowling
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 3 | 6 | 828 | 354 | 9 | 4/58 | 5/146 | 39.33 | 2.56 | 92.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 54 | - | 10329 | 4054 | 143 | 5/29 | - | 28.34 | 2.35 | 72.2 | - | 2 | 0 |
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Test
Debut/Last Matches of Jim Pothecary
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Span
1954/55 - 1964/65
Recent Matches of Jim Pothecary
| Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Ground | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa vs England | 4 | 4/58 & 0/93 | 18-Aug-1960 | The Oval | Test # 496 |
| South Africa vs England | 12 | 3/85 & 2/61 | 21-Jul-1960 | Manchester | Test # 495 |
| South Africa vs England | 7 & 3 | 0/42 & 0/15 | 07-Jul-1960 | Nottingham | Test # 494 |
| Sth Africans vs M.C.C. | 0* | 2/50 & 2/29 | 21-May-1960 | Lord's | FC |
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