Bert Pratten


Herbert Graham "Bert" Pratten was an Australian cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played first-class cricket for New South Wales between 1913 and 1915.

Biography

Pratten was born in Sydney on 22 April 1892. His father Herbert Edward Pratten was a jam manufacturer who was later elected to federal parliament and served as a cabinet minister.
Pratten made his first-class debut for New South Wales against Queensland in November 1913, also playing a minor match against Ipswich and West Moreton the same month.
In 1914, after another first-class match against Queensland and a minor match against Toowoomba, 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. He played a match for the Federated Malay States against the Straits Settlements in 1919 and died in Neutral Bay on 11 September 1979.