Sarah Potter

Sarah Potter (born 11 July 1961) is a British former cricketer who played as a left-arm bowler and a middle-order batter. She played seven Test matches and eight One-Day Internationals for England between 1984 and 1987. She scored one Test century, an innings of 102 against India at Worcester in 1986.[1] She played domestic cricket for West of England.[2]

Sarah Potter
Personal information
Full name
Sarah Potter
Born (1961-07-11) 11 July 1961
Hammersmith, Middlesex, England
BowlingLeft-arm fast
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsDennis Potter (Father)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 94)27 July 1984 v New Zealand
Last Test29 August 1987 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 36)24 June 1984 v New Zealand
Last ODI25 July 1987 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1979–1988West
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 7 8 14 26
Runs scored 360 58 552 292
Batting average 32.72 9.66 25.09 15.36
100s/50s 1/1 0/0 1/2 0/2
Top score 102 30 102 67
Balls bowled 957 408 2,152 1,310
Wickets 8 10 22 35
Bowling average 48.00 23.50 41.50 18.74
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/52 3/11 6/59 3/7
Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 1/– 10/–
Source: CricketArchive, 25 February 2021

She is the daughter of the dramatist Dennis Potter.[3] She was her father's secretary, and head of the Whistling Gypsy production company for TV dramas, most of which were written by her father.[4] She wrote a novelization of his TV play Brimstone and Treacle, published by Quartet Books in 1982. She has also written on women's cricket for The Times.[5] She was in a long-term relationship with sports journalist Alan Lee, who died in 2015.[6]

References

  1. Scorecard England Women v India Women, 3rd Test, 1986 from CricketArchive retrieved June 26, 2008
  2. Player Profile: Sarah Potter from CricketArchive retrieved 25 February 2021
  3. "Fast bowler with a difference", The Times, April 24, 1982.
  4. Profile of Dennis Potter
  5. Potter, S., Minor Counties, women's cricket and schools from The Times retrieved June 26, 2008
  6. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 2016 edition. p. 224.


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