Sidney Pothecary

{{short description|English cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}

{{Use British English|date=November 2011}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Sidney Pothecary

| image =

| country = England

| fullname = Sidney George Pothecary

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1886|9|26|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Southampton, Hampshire, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1976|10|31|1886|9|26|df=yes}}

| death_place = Eastleigh, Hampshire, England

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Left-arm medium

| family = Sam Pothecary (nephew)

| club1 = Hampshire

| year1 = {{nowrap|1912–1920}}

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 12

| runs1 = 103

| bat avg1 = 10.30

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 23*

| deliveries1 = 408

| wickets1 = 4

| bowl avg1 = 64.25

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = 3/43

| catches/stumpings1 = 5/–

| date = 30 January

| year = 2010

| source = http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/18581.html Cricinfo

}}

Sidney George Pothecary (26 September 1886 – 31 October 1976) was an English first-class cricketer.

Pothecary was born at Southampton in September 1886. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Gloucestershire at Southampton in the 1912 County Championship. Prior to the First World War, he made five appearances for Hampshire, and following the war, he made a further six.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6805/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Sidney Pothecary|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=25 March 2024|url-access=subscription}} Notably during the 1919 season, he was incorrectly given out caught against Gloucestershire, when the ball lodged in his pads.{{cite web|url=https://hampshirecrickethistory.wordpress.com/2018/04/09/a-z-p5/|title=A–Z (P5)|website=www.hampshirecrickethistory.wordpress.com|access-date=25 March 2024}} In his twelve first-class appearances, he scored 103 runs at an average of 10.30, with a high score of 23 not out.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6805/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Sidney Pothecary|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=25 March 2024|url-access=subscription}} With the ball, took four wickets,{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6805/f_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Sidney Pothecary|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=25 March 2024|url-access=subscription}} three of which (3 for 43) came against the Australian Imperial Forces in 1919.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/9/9576.html|title=Hampshire v Australian Imperial Forces, Australian Imperial Forces in British Isles 1919|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=25 March 2024|url-access=subscription}} Pothecary died at Eastleigh in October 1976. His brother, Arthur, was a professional footballer,{{cite web|url=https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/arthur-pothecary/|title=Arthur Pothecary|website=www.saintsplayers.co.uk|accessdate=25 March 2024}} while his nephew, Sam Pothecary, was also a first-class cricketer.