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Nick Potts

Nick Potts

English cricketer

Nicholas James Potts (born 17 July 2002) is an English cricketer who plays for Derbyshire.[1]

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In November 2020, at the age of eighteen, Potts signed a rookie contract with Derbyshire, and had previously played for the Young Lions.[2] In August 2021, Potts signed a three-year deal with Derbyshire, after coming through the club's academy system.[3] Potts had been hampered by an ankle injury,[4] which had only allowed him to play in four matches for Derbyshire's second XI team in 2021.[3] Derbyshire's head of cricket, Dave Houghton said that Potts is a "talent for the future".[5]

In April 2022, at the start of the 2022 English cricket season, Potts played in a warm-up match for Derbyshire against Oxford University Cricket Club, as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches.[6] Potts took two wickets in the match, including that of opener Joe Gordon.[6]

Potts made his first-class debut on 14 April 2022, for Derbyshire against Sussex in Division Two of the 2022 County Championship.[7] Electing to bat first, Derbyshire made 505/8 in their innings before declaring, with Potts scoring nine runs.[7] In the next innings, Potts was the leading wicket-taker for Derbyshire, taking three wickets for 43 runs,[8] including that of the Sussex captain Tom Haines.[9] Sussex were bowled out for 174 runs and were forced to follow-on.[7] However, in their second innings, Sussex batted out a draw, making 513 runs for the loss of just three wickets.[7] Potts effected a run out, and again took the wicket of Sussex's captain, but not before Haines had made 243 runs.[10]

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    "Nick Potts signs rookie contract at Derbyshire". The Cricketer. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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    "Derbyshire secure promising seamer Nick Potts to three-year deal". The Cricketer. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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    "Nick Potts: Derbyshire fast bowler signs three-year contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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    "Promising bowler Nick Potts signs three-year deal with Derbyshire CCC". Derbyshire Times. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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    "12th Match, Oxford, April 02 - 04, 2022, Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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    "Derby, April 14 - 17, 2022, County Championship Division Two". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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    "County Championship: Sussex face follow-on prospect against Derbyshire". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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    "Sam Conners, Nick Potts leave Sussex with a mountain to climb". News to Check. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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    "County Championship: Sussex draw with Derbyshire after Tom Haines and Che Pujara partnership". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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