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Grace Potts

Grace Potts

English cricketer

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]

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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]

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    "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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