Nic Pothas

Nic Pothas
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
NicknameSkeg
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 61)23 August 2000 v Pakistan
Last ODI27 August 2000 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1993/94–1996/97Transvaal
1993/94–1994/95Transvaal B
1997/98–2001/02Gauteng
2002–2011Hampshire (squad no. 9)
2008Delhi Giants
Head coaching information
YearsTeam
2017–2018Sri Lanka (Interim)
2018West 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.