Bert Pratten
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Cricinfo profile
- ^ a b c CricketArchive profile
- ^ "H. E. Pratten". The Brisbane Courier. 16 June 1924.
- ^ a b c First-class matches played by Bert Pratten at CricketArchive
- ^ a b c Other matches played by Bert Pratten at CricketArchive