Grace Potts

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Grace Potts
Personal information
Full name
Grace Elizabeth Ann Potts
Born (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 21)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–presentStaffordshire
2020–presentCentral Sparks
2022Manchester Originals
2023–presentTrent Rockets
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 27 38
Runs scored 101 51
Batting average 16.83 10.20
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 30 12
Balls bowled 1,086 643
Wickets 21 27
Bowling average 34.00 26.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/46 4/36
Catches/stumpings 11/– 7/–
Source: CricketArchive, 4 October 2023

Grace Elizabeth Ann Potts (born 12 July 2002) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Staffordshire, Central Sparks and Trent Rockets. She plays as a right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Manchester Originals.[1][2]

Domestic career[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Grace Potts". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Grace Potts". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Leicestershire Women v Staffordshire Women, 6 May 2018". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Bowling for Staffordshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Women's List A Matches played by Grace Potts". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Grace Potts". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Bowling for Staffordshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Meet the Squad". Central Sparks. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  21. ^ "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.

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