John Potter (cricketer)

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John Potter
Personal information
Full nameJohn Ritson Potter
Born (1949-12-14) 14 December 1949 (age 70)
Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19731975 Oxfordshire
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches2
Runs scored94
Batting average 94.00
100s/50s/1
Top score75*
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings /
Source: Cricinfo, 24 May 2011

John Ritson Potter (born 14 December 1949) is a former English cricketer. Potter was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.

Potter made his debut for Oxfordshire in the 1973 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. Potter played Minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire from 1973 to 1975 which included 20 Minor Counties Championship matches. [1] He made his List A debut against Cornwall in the 1975 Gillette Cup. In this match he scored 75 unbeaten runs. [2] He played a further List A match against Gloucestershire in the 2nd round of the same competition. [3] In his second match, he scored 19 runs before being dismissed by Jack Davey. [4]

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References

  1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Potter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  2. "Oxfordshire v Cornwall, 1975 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  3. "List A Matches played by John Potter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  4. "Gloucestershire v Oxfordshire, 1975 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2011.