LONDON – England tempo bowler Matthew Potts stated he had a “little bit of a tear” in his eye after selecting up 4 wickets on his check debut in opposition to New Zealand at Lord’s on Thursday.
Potts, 23, dismissed New Zealand captain Kane Williamson for 2 to say his first check sufferer earlier than eradicating Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell and Ajaz Patel as England bundled out New Zealand for 132 on the opening day of the primary check.
The Durham paceman has been the excellent bowler within the county championship this yr, with 35 wickets at 18.57 every.
“It was an excellent debut. Good to get some wickets early on to settle the nerve. We bowled aggressively and appeared to take wickets,” Potts advised Sky Sports activities.
“Plenty of my success is all the way down to my household. It’s a testomony to their exhausting work in addition to mine. It was an excellent sort of achievement. I’m actually, actually overwhelmed with it.
“Somewhat little bit of tear within the eye early on this morning and I can think about my mum and pa would have had a tear in theirs as effectively.”
England made a superb begin to their new period underneath captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum with spectacular bowling and slick catching, however a well-recognized batting collapse left them 116 for seven on the shut, 16 runs behind New Zealand.
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