After leaving Oxford in 2020, Pettman was about to start a job in data analytics when he was offered a one-year professional cricket contract by Nottinghamshire coach Peter Moores. He played for the Nottinghamshire 2nd XI in 2021 and then signed another one-year contract for 2022.[4] In November 2021, he was selected for a Marylebone Cricket Club squad to play a tournament in Almería, Spain.[5]
Pettman began the 2022 season once again in the Nottinghamshire 2nd XI. In June 2022, he joined Derbyshire on a short-term loan.[6] Making his County Championship debut against Middlesex at Queen's Park, Chesterfield, he took 3 wickets for 40 runs to record the best bowling figures in Derbyshire's first innings.[7] Later in the month, he also played a single Championship game for Kent as a short-term loan signing to cover for injuries.[8][9]
On 20 August 2022, Pettman made his List A debut for Nottinghamshire in a One-Day Cup match against Leicestershire, taking 1/45 off nine overs and scoring five not out.[10] In his second game of the competition three days later, he took a career-best 4/44 against
Surrey.[11]
Pettman signed a new two-year contract with Nottinghamshire in October 2022.[12] He announced his retirement from professional cricket in September 2024.[13]
Notes and references
12Oxford MCCU differed from Oxford University Cricket Club in that it was open to students at Oxford Brookes University, whereas Oxford University Cricket Club is exclusively for students of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford.