Matthew Potts

Matthew Potts
Potts in 2025
Personal information
Full name
Matthew James Potts
Born (1998-10-29) 29 October 1998 (age 27)
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 704)2 June 2022 v New Zealand
Last Test4 January 2026 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 265)19 July 2022 v South Africa
Last ODI3 June 2025 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.35
Only T20I (cap 108)6 June 2025 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.35
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–presentDurham (squad no. 35)
2021–2025Northern Superchargers (squad no. 35)
2025MI Cape Town (squad no. 35)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 11 11 73 21
Runs scored 105 45 1,475 98
Batting average 10.50 45.00 20.20 19.60
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/4 0/0
Top score 21 15* 149* 30
Balls bowled 2,191 402 14,059 786
Wickets 36 12 277 28
Bowling average 33.36 33.33 26.37 27.64
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 9/– 4/– 31/– 7/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 January 2026

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.

Domestic career

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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

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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]

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