[6] His first match the following season came in a first-class fixture against the touring Pakistanis, with Pocock featuring in the Hampshire side following injuries and the unavailability of regular players.
[5] Against Oxford University that season, he equalled the Hampshire first-class record of five outfield catches in an innings when he was fielding at slip.
[8] He inherited a Hampshire side which was a stark contrast to their successful team of the early 1970s, ultimately finishing last in the 1980 County Championship.
[8] While playing Lancashire in Portsmouth in mid-July 1984, Pocock made his intention to resign the Hampshire captaincy known to Mark Nicholas, who he recommended to replace him.
[17] As a slip fielder, he took 124 catches in first-class cricket,[15] with his reflexes off the bowling of Malcolm Marshall being noted.
[20] Pocock succeeded Ingleby-Mackenzie as Hampshire president following his death in 2006,[2] and in 2013 he was elected to the committee of the Marylebone Cricket Club.