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Jim Pothecary

Right-hand bat  ·  Right-hand bat
South AfricaSA
FULL NAMEJames Edward Pothecary
BORN06 Dec 1933, Cape Town Cape Province
BATSRight-hand bat
BOWLSRight-arm medium
ROLERight-hand bat
TEAMSSouth Africa
TEST
Cap 203
DEBUTJul 1960
LATESTAug 1960
◈ INSIGHTSDay 240 / 365
1

Switch to Vs Teams to see which opponents James has dominated — and which have been the trickiest.

2

The Venues tab ranks every ground James has played at, by total runs. Find the favourite fortresses.

3

Career stats, year-by-year trends, venue records, and bowler matchups — it's all here for James.

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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
26
AVERAGE
6.50
HIGH SCORE
12
INNINGS
4
WICKETS
9
ECONOMY
2.57

Recent form

All matches →
19603 matches
26
AVG 6.50 · SR 0.00 · HS 129 wkts
▲ AVG +0.00 vs career
1960Career best
26
AVG 6.50 · SR 0.00
▲ AVG +0.00 vs career
1960Career worst · 3 matches
26
AVG 6.50 · SR 0.00
▼ AVG +0.00 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 3 MATCHES
26
AVG 6.50  ·  SR 0.00  ·  HS 12  ·  WKTS 9
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1960
26 runs · avg 6.50
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1960
9 wickets · econ 2.57

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
60
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
19603266.500.000

VS Every Team (top 5)

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England
26avg 6.50 · SR 0.00
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
England3266.500.0012——9View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Old Trafford
12avg 12.00 · HS 12
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium
10avg 5.00 · HS 7
Kennington Oval
4avg 4.00 · HS 4
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Old Trafford11212.000.0012——5View→
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium1105.000.007———View→
Kennington Oval144.000.004——4View→
RECENT RESULTS 4 matches