Bert Pratten

Bert Pratten

Personal information
Full name	Herbert Graham Pratten
Born	22 April 1892 Ashfield, Sydney, Australia
Died	11 September 1979 (aged 87) Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Batting style	Right-handed
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1913–1915	New South Wales
First-class debut	21 November 1913 New South Wales v Queensland
Last First-class	8 January 1915 New South Wales v South Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 221 Batting average 24.55 100s/50s 0/2 Top score 53 Balls bowled 0 Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 1/0
Source: CricketArchive, 31 December 2007

Herbert Graham "Bert" Pratten (22 April 1892–11 September 1979) was an Australian cricketer.^[1] A right-handed batsman, he played first-class cricket for New South Wales between 1913 and 1915.^[2]

Biography

Born in Sydney on 22 April 1892,^[2] Pratten made his first-class debut for New South Wales against Queensland in November 1913,^[3] also playing a minor match against Ipswich and West Moreton the same month.^[4]

In 1914, after another first-class match against Queensland^[3] and a minor match against Toowoomba,^[4] Pratten played his first Sheffield Shield match against South Australia in December. He also played against Victoria that month before playing his final first-class match against South Australia in January 1915.^[3] He played a match for the Federated Malay States against the Straits Settlements in 1919^[4] and died in Neutral Bay on 11 September 1979.^[2]

References

1. Cricinfo profile
2. CricketArchive profile
3. First-class matches played by Bert Pratten at CricketArchive
4. Other matches played by Bert Pratten at CricketArchive