Laurie Potter
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Laurie Potter is an English former cricketer. He captained England and Australia at under-19 level. He played first-class cricket
in England and South Africa for Kent
, Griqualand West
, Leicestershire
and Orange Free State.
where he holds a club record for the record for the largest second wicket partnership.
He later had stints at Market Harborough and Hinckley.
and has passed fifty on 50 other occasions. His highest score was 165*. He also took 177 wicket
s at average of 38.86 with his best performance being 5/45. He has claimed 190 catches too.
He played 207 List A games scoring 4,218 runs at average of 24.24. He scored three centuries
and passed fifty on 16 other occasions. His highest score is 112. He has taken 91 wicket
s at an average of 32.39. His best performance being 5/28.
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
in England and South Africa for Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
, Griqualand West
Griqualand West cricket team
The Griqualand West cricket team is the first-class cricket team that represents the province of Griqualand West in South Africa. For the purposes of the SuperSport Series, Griqualand West has merged with Free State to form the Eagles from October 2004....
, Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
and Orange Free State.
Early life
Potter was born in England but brought up in Australia. He played for West Perth (now known as Willetton) in Western Australian grade cricketWestern Australian Grade Cricket
Grade Cricket in Western Australia refers to the semi-professional cricket league played at a level below the first-class Western Warriors and colts teams. The competition is administered by the Western Australian Cricket Association...
where he holds a club record for the record for the largest second wicket partnership.
Under-19 international
He is the only person to captain both the Australian and English cricket teams, these being at under 19 level. He toured Pakistan in 1981 as the Australian u/19 captain (108no in the 3rd Test )and then captained England u/19 against the West Indies in 1982.Post-first-class career
After finishing his first class career, Potter captained Cannock Cricket Club in the Birmingham League, where for a time he was captain to the teenage Kevin Pietersen.He later had stints at Market Harborough and Hinckley.
Statistics
He has played in 223 First class games scoring 9,027 runs at an average of 28.93. He scored 8 centuriesCentury (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...
and has passed fifty on 50 other occasions. His highest score was 165*. He also took 177 wicket
Wicket
In the sport of cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings:-Definitions of wicket:Most of the time, the wicket is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch...
s at average of 38.86 with his best performance being 5/45. He has claimed 190 catches too.
He played 207 List A games scoring 4,218 runs at average of 24.24. He scored three centuries
Century (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...
and passed fifty on 16 other occasions. His highest score is 112. He has taken 91 wicket
Wicket
In the sport of cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings:-Definitions of wicket:Most of the time, the wicket is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch...
s at an average of 32.39. His best performance being 5/28.