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Herbert Graham "Bert" Pratten (22 April 1892 – 11 September 1979) 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.

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

• 1892 births
• 1979 deaths
• Cricketers from Sydney
• Australian cricketers
• Federated Malay States cricketers
• New South Wales cricketers