He marked his debut by taking two catches and making a single stumping, while scoring 24 runs with the bat.

While undertaking his education he played cricket for Transvaal University, South African Universities and even played a single first-class match in 1995 for a combined South African Students cricket team.

[7] Seeking to play county cricket, Pothas was sought after by at least four English counties, but eventually signed for Hampshire in 2002 under recommendation from then Hampshire coach and fellow South African Jimmy Cook as a Kolpak Player.

Making his first-class debut for the county in the 2002 County Championship against Kent, Pothas followed his up by making his List A debut in the same season against Kent in the 2002 Benson and Hedges Cup and the following season he played in Hampshire's first ever Twenty20 match against Sussex.

Since making his debut for Hampshire, he has been at the forefront of one of the county's most successful periods, winning the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy and 2009 Friends Provident Trophy, in the final at Lords he made 35 runs from only 31 balls, including a huge six in to the Tavern Stand, in a winning partnership worth 67 runs with Chris Benham, who hit the winning runs.

In the English off-season, Pothas signed on with the Indian Cricket League and featured in the Delhi Giants team in 2008.

He added more honours during this season by being a member of Hampshire's 2010 Friends Provident t20 winning squad, having captained and played in the group stages of the competition.

[14] Pothas captained the Greek national side at the 2012 European T20 Championship Division Two tournament in September 2012, played in Corfu.

He had previously played a season for the Cenkos Centurions, a team in the island's domestic Twenty20 league.

[22] In November 2018 Pothas was appointed as the interim head coach of West Indies national cricket team for the tour of Bangladesh following the end of Stuart Law's stint.