 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.A regular in all formats for Hampshire, he has played to date 124 first-class matches for the county, scoring over 7,000 runs and taking 355 catches behind the stumps, making him one of Hampshire's most successful wicket-keeper batsman.Up to the 2010 County Championship, Pothas had scored over 800 first-class runs in every season with Hampshire, besides the 2002 and 2007 seasons.