 Pothas endured an injury hit 2011 season, with Hampshire taking the decision to release him at the end of that season.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.