he developed a cartilage defect in his right knee which ruled him out of the remainder of the season. He was replaced as captain by Dominic Cork and as wicket-keeper by Michael Bates. 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. In 2011, Pothas was awarded a benefit year by Hampshire, which involved a number of events and was organised by former Hampshire teammate Shaun Udal. Pothas endured an injury hit 2011 season, with Hampshire taking the decision to release him at the end of that season. Greece career Pothas, who is of Greek descent, was contacted on the social networking site Facebook by the Hellenic Cricket Federation (HCF) who asked him if he was "Nic Pothas the Greek cricketer". Pothas and HCF began talking, with Pothas taking age-group teams from England to Corfu so Greek teams have opposition to compare themselves against. He has been coaching Greek cricketers on his regular visits to Greece, where many of his family still live. Pothas captained the Greek national side at the 2012 European T20 Championship Division Two tournament in September 2012, played in Corfu. Coaching career In December 2012, Pothas was appointed director of cricket at the Guernsey Cricket Board, with oversight of the Guernsey cricket team. He had previously played a season for the Cenkos Centurions, a team in the island's domestic Twenty20 league. Pothas has also promoted the development of women's cricket in Guernsey, with plans for the island to host a future international tournament In October 2015, Pothas stepped down from his role as Guernsey's director of cricket after leading Guernsey to the World Cricket League Division Six final in the final month. In July 2016, Pothas was appointed as the fielding coach of Sri Lanka. On 27 June 2017, with the resignation of head coach Graham Ford, Sri Lanka Cricket appointed Pothas as the interim coach for Zimbabwe and Indian tours. 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. He served Middlesex as assistant coach (2018-2021). References External links 1973 births Living people Cricketers from Johannesburg Alumni of King Edward VII School (Johannesburg) South African cricketers Greek cricketers South Africa One Day International cricketers