Career
Jim Pothecary was 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 1959-1960, 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.
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. Pothecary played in South African cricket until 1964-1965 but was chosen for no more Tests.