Full Name

Matthew James Potts

Born

October 29, 1998, Sunderland, Co Durham

Age

26y 247d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast medium

Playing Role

Bowler

Education

St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College

Matthew Potts won a call-up to England's Test squad for play New Zealand in 2022 after a stunning start to the County Championship season in which he underlined his attributes as a promising seam bowler in first-class cricket. He finished the summer with five caps and 20 wickets at 28.00 to cement his position among the front rank of English red-ball candidates.

Potts, a graduate of the Durham academy, received England Under-19 recognition as a young player and initially burst through in white-ball cricket, taking 17 wickets in his debut Blast season in 2019. He continued to develop in the shorter formats, impressing for Durham and for Northern Superchargers in the Hundred, but 2022 was a breakthrough season in first-class cricket as he claimed 35 wickets in his first six matches, finishing the season with 58 at 17.87.

The focus on red-ball meant his limited-overs career went on the back burner, although Potts won an ODI debut shortly after breaking into the Test team. He was omitted for the Test tour of Pakistan, returning to the squad for New Zealand, and only featured briefly during the 2023 summer - one Test and two ODIs against Ireland - but did play a significant role in Durham's County Championship promotion, with another 54 wickets helping to secure the Division Two title.

Potts is not an out-and-out fast bowler but can generate steepling bounce from a good length through his height and has been clocked in the mid-to-high 80s mph in televised white-ball games. He was educated at St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College and joins Jordan Pickford as a famous sporting alumnus.
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Matthew Potts Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests101920411060364/137/6829.443.1156.6200
ODIs1110402400124/384/3833.335.9733.5100
T20Is11244822/482/4824.0012.0012.0000
FC671181308566712669/6813/10125.073.0549.117103
List A2118786774284/384/3827.645.9028.0200
T20s676412631806725/175/1725.088.5717.5010

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests1013386218.6016851.190012180
ODIs11654515*45.006272.58001140
T20Is1-----------00
FC6785181332149*19.88268049.701415519260
List A21105983019.6013771.53007170
T20s67241120440*15.69162125.9200186220

Matthew Potts T20 Stats

Bowling

TournamentTeamsMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Vitality BlastDUR4745934129859 5/17 5/1722.008.3315.8010
SA20MICT2236520 - --8.66-000
Men's 100NSC-M171626940811 2/18 2/1837.099.1024.4000

Batting & Fielding

TournamentTeamsMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Vitality BlastDUR4719814440*13.09120120.0000105140
SA20MICT2-----------20
Men's 100NSC-M1753602430.0042142.85008160
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Recent Matches of Matthew Potts

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Durham vs Surrey230/10529-Jun-2025The OvalFC
Durham vs Sussex20/78 & 2/4422-Jun-2025Chester-le-StreetFC
Durham vs Yorkshire--2/2220-Jun-2025Chester-le-StreetT20
Durham vs Worcs--0/3918-Jun-2025WorcesterT20
Durham vs Yorkshire--5/1715-Jun-2025YorkT20

Photos of Matthew Potts

Matthew Potts celebates a breakthrough
Matthew Potts received his T20I cap
Brendon McCullum looks on in the England team huddle
Tim Southee and Matt Potts at England net practice
Ryan Campbell shakes Scott Borthwick's hand as the Durham players prepare for their team photo
Matthew Potts took a tumble but didn't lose the ball