English cricketer
Grace Elizabeth Ann Potts (born 12 July 2002) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Staffordshire and Trent Rockets . She plays as a right-arm medium bowler . She has previously played for Central Sparks and Manchester Originals .[ 1] [ 2]
Domestic career
Potts played cricket at Newcastle-under-Lyme School .[ 3] She made her county debut in 2018, for Staffordshire against Leicestershire .[ 4] That season, she took 3 wickets at an average of 21.66 in the County Championship and 4 wickets at an average of 28.75 in the Twenty20 Cup .[ 5] [ 6] The following season, Potts was part of the Staffordshire side that won Division 3A in the County Championship and Division 3C in the 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup .[ 7] [ 8] She took four wickets at an average of 25.50 for the side in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup .[ 9]
In 2020, Potts was named in the Central Sparks squad for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy , but did not play a match.[ 10] She was retained in the squad for the 2021 season, and made her debut for the side on 30 August 2021, against South East Stars in the Charlotte Edwards Cup , in which she took 2/23 from her 3 overs.[ 11] [ 12] In 2022, she was Central Sparks' leading wicket-taker in both the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy , with 12 and 10 wickets respectively.[ 13] [ 14] She took her Twenty20 best bowling figures in a match against South East Stars , with 4/36.[ 15] She also signed for Manchester Originals in The Hundred , playing five matches.[ 16] [ 17]
In January 2023, it was announced that Potts had signed her first professional contract with Central Sparks.[ 18] That season, she played 16 matches for the side, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup , taking 11 wickets.[ 19] [ 20] She also moved to Trent Rockets in The Hundred , playing one match.[ 21] In 2024, she played 24 matches for Central Sparks, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup , and was the side's joint-leading wicket-taker in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 15 wickets at an average of 28.06.[ 22] [ 23]
International career
Potts was drafted into the England squad for their Test match against South Africa in December 2024.[ 24] [ 25]
References
^ "Player Profile: Grace Potts" . ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021 .
^ "Player Profile: Grace Potts" . CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021 .
^ Turbervill, Huw, ed. (December 2022). "Newcastle-under-Lyme School" . The Cricketer Schools Guide 2023 . The Cricketer : 61. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023 .
^ "Leicestershire Women v Staffordshire Women, 6 May 2018" . CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021 .
^ "Bowling for Staffordshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2018" . CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021 .
^ "Bowling for Staffordshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018" . CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021 .
^ "Women's List A Matches played by Grace Potts" . CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021 .
^ "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Grace Potts" . CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021 .
^ "Bowling for Staffordshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022" . CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022 .
^ "Central Sparks name squad for the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint trophy" . Women's CricZone. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021 .
^ "Meet the Squad" . Central Sparks . Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021 .
^ "Group A, Birmingham, Aug 30 2021, Charlotte Edwards Cup: Central Sparks v South East Stars" . ESPN Cricinfo . Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021 .
^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPNCricinfo. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022 .
^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPNCricinfo. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022 .
^ "Issy Wong stars with bat and ball as Central Sparks beat South East Stars" . ESPNCricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022 .
^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed" . BBC Sport . Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2022 .
^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Manchester Originals (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPNCricinfo. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022 .
^ "Hannah Baker, Georgia Davis and Grace Potts Sign Professional Contracts with Central Sparks" . 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023 .
^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPNCricinfo. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023 .
^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPNCricinfo. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023 .
^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - Trent Rockets (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPNCricinfo. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2023 .
^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 16 October 2024 .
^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 16 October 2024 .
^ "England call-up right-arm pacer to strengthen bowling arsenal" . International Cricket Council . Retrieved 15 December 2024 .
^ "England Women squad update: Grace Potts added to Test squad" . England and Wales Cricket Board . Retrieved 15 December 2024 .
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