Pothas (second from right) with Hampshire team-mates, Lord's, 2009
Personal information
Full name
Nic Pothas
Born
(1973-11-18) 18 November 1973 (age 50) Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Nickname
Skeg
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm medium
Role
Wicket-keeper
International information
National side
South Africa
ODI debut (cap 61)
23 August 2000 v Pakistan
Last ODI
27 August 2000 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1993/94–1996/97
Transvaal
1993/94–1994/95
Transvaal B
1997/98–2001/02
Gauteng
2002–2011
Hampshire (squad no. 9)
2008
Delhi Giants
Head coaching information
Years
Team
2017–2018
Sri Lanka (Interim)
2018
West Indies (Interim)
Career statistics
Competition
ODI
FC
LA
T20
Matches
3
218
236
79
Runs scored
24
11,438
4,567
687
Batting average
24.00
40.85
35.40
21.46
100s/50s
0/0
24/61
3/24
0/3
Top score
24
165
114*
59
Balls bowled
–
120
–
–
Wickets
–
1
–
–
Bowling average
–
63.00
–
–
5 wickets in innings
–
0
–
–
10 wickets in match
–
0
–
–
Best bowling
–
1/16
–
–
Catches/stumpings
4/1
614/45
211/53
33/14
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 September 2011
Nic Pothas (born 18 November 1973) is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer who played as a right-handed batsman and fielded as a wicket-keeper. In a total of over 200 first-class matches, he has taken over 500 catches. Pothas is an accomplished batsman, with an average of over 40 in first-class cricket.
has taken over 500 catches. Pothas is an accomplished batsman, with an average of over 40 in first-class cricket. Pothas was representing South Africa...
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four sixes, as he shared a 130-run partnership with Pothas. Thanks to the quick scoring of Pothas and Pietersen, Hampshire won with nearly 11 overs to...
interruptions. Cricketer Lahiru Gamage reported to have shortness of breath. NicPothas, coach of Sri Lankan cricket team, reported that cricketer Suranga Lakmal...
came down and play was delayed until the following day. With the fall of NicPothas (47) and Dimitri Mascarenhas (12) the tail was exposed and was quickly...
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stopped by Lewis, and despite a 55-run partnership between John Crawley and NicPothas, it was never enough, and they finished on 150 all out. (BBC scorecard)...
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the large part of the 2010 season, Cork took over the captaincy when NicPothas stood down following a run of poor results. During the 2010 season, Cork...
team. Nonetheless, he formed an important match-winning partnership with NicPothas in a 2005 Twenty20 Cup fixture against Kent, scoring 35 runs off 24 balls...
Dave Nonis Dominic Filiou George Athans Bret Hart Stanley Christodoulou NicPothas Eder Jofre Emanuel Moriatis Oscar Panno Kyriakos Ioannou Ilias Zacharopoulos...
stopped by Lewis, and despite a 55-run partnership between John Crawley and NicPothas, it was never enough, and they finished on 150 all out. (BBC scorecard)...
McMillan, meanwhile, conceded twenty-eight runs from his only over. Despite NicPothas scoring 59 off 39 balls, the Hawks were nowhere near keeping up with the...
final at Lord's, leaving only the County Championship left for grabs. NicPothas and Sean Ervine added 136 runs for the second wicket to propel Hampshire...
League. In the 2002 season, he stood in as a substitute for wicket-keeper NicPothas (who had injured his knee) midway through Hampshire's County Championship...
Crawley, and bowled him for a 28-ball 8, but a 147-run partnership between NicPothas and Sean Ervine saw Hampshire right on track, as they won with over 10...
two wickets from Lancashire Lightning spinner Andrew Symonds and losing NicPothas early through a run out. They struggled to 86 for 4 before Shane Watson...
innings was part of an unbeaten partnership of 67 with wicket-keeper NicPothas as Hampshire chased down their target of 220 to win the game. By the end...
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