 In October 1993, Pothas made his debut in List A cricket against Barbados during Barbados' tour of South Africa.From his debut season to his international debut, Pothas represented Transvaal B and later as Transvaal were known, Gauteng.A regular in the first-class and List A arenas while in South Africa, he was a consistent wicket-keeper batsman, averaging on average in the mid thirties with the bat and keeping tidily behind the stumps.