Matthew Potts

Matthew Potts
Potts in 2025
Personal information
Full name
Matthew James Potts
Born (1998-10-29) 29 October 1998
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 22
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 14,059 816
Wickets 36 12 277 29
Bowling average 33.36 33.33 26.37 27.44
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/– 9/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 March 2026

Matthew James Potts (born 29 October 1998) is an English cricketer. 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.