Bert Pratten

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]

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	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

Biography

Pratten was born in Sydney on 22 April 1892.[2] His father Herbert Edward Pratten was a jam manufacturer who was later elected to federal parliament and served as a cabinet minister.[3]

Pratten made his first-class debut for New South Wales against Queensland in November 1913,[4] also playing a minor match against Ipswich and West Moreton the same month.[5]

In 1914, after another first-class match against Queensland[4] and a minor match against Toowoomba,[5] 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.[4] He played a match for the Federated Malay States against the Straits Settlements in 1919[5] and died in Neutral Bay on 11 September 1979.[2]

See also

• List of New South Wales representative cricketers

References

1. Cricinfo profile
2. CricketArchive profile
3. "H. E. Pratten". The Brisbane Courier. 16 June 1924.
4. First-class matches played by Bert Pratten at CricketArchive
5. Other matches played by Bert Pratten at CricketArchive