Jim Pothecary, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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South African cricketer
Date of Birth: 06-Dec-1933
Date of Death: 11-May-2016
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: South Africa
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Jim Pothecary
- James Edward Pothecary (6 December 1933 – 11 May 2016) was a South African cricketer who played in three Tests in 1960.
- He was born in Cape Town, Cape Province and died there too.Jim Pothecary showed early promise when as a 16-year-old he took all 20 wickets in a match: 10 for 18 and 10 for 36 for his club Seapoint against Lansdowne in Cape Town in the 1950–51 season.
- He matured into a useful right-handed lower-order batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler who played for several seasons for Western Province in South African domestic cricket without particular distinction.
- But in 1959–60, he took 25 wickets at the low average of 14 runs per wicket, and was selected for the 1960 South African tour to England. He had a disappointing tour, as did most of the South African side, and was not in the first-choice team that contested the first two Test matches.
- But the controversy that blew up over the fast bowler Geoff Griffin, who was called by several umpires for throwing, meant there was a vacancy to partner opening bowler Neil Adcock in the last three Tests, and Pothecary was called up.
- He failed to take a wicket in his first match, at Trent Bridge, but at Old Trafford he took five wickets in the drawn match.
- Even better followed at The Oval, where Pothecary took four wickets in the England first innings, and Adcock took six, as the home team were bowled out for just 155.
- But though South Africa had a first innings lead of 264, they were unable to force victory, and Pothecary failed to take a wicket in England's second innings, which opened with a partnership of 290 by Geoff Pullar and Colin Cowdrey.Pothecary played in South African cricket until 1964–65 but was chosen for no more Tests.
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