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Sarah Potter (born 11 July 1961) is a 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 (age 60) Hammersmith, Middlesex, England
Bowling	Left-arm fast
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Dennis Potter (Father)
International information
National side	England (1984–1987)
Test debut (cap 94)	27 July 1984 v New Zealand
Last Test	29 August 1987 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 36)	24 June 1984 v New Zealand
Last ODI	25 July 1987 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1979–1988	West
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

External links

• Sarah Potter at ESPNcricinfo

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