Percy Mackenzie Pratt (12 January 1874 – 20 July 1961) was a cricketer who played five matches of first-class cricket for Taranaki from 1895 to 1898.
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| Full name | Percy Mackenzie Pratt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 January 1874 Bareilly, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 July 1961 (aged 87) Denmark, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1894–95 to 1897–98 | Taranaki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 8 January 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pratt's highest score was 85, in Taranaki's only first-class victory, against Hawke's Bay in March 1897. He and William Crawshaw (106) added 114 for the third wicket.[1] He scored his runs "very rapidly" and hit 13 fours.[2]
Pratt continued to represent the region after Taranaki lost first-class status after the 1897–98 season. Against the Australians in 1909–10 he top-scored for Taranaki with 31 in a match that ended in a close draw.[3] Four years later he opened for South Taranaki against the Australians and scored 89; the next-highest Taranaki scorer made 33.[4] He represented South Taranaki in the Hawke Cup from 1911 to 1922.[5]
Pratt ran a cabinet-making, upholstering and undertaking business in Hāwera.[6] He married Beatrice Annie King in Hawera in February 1902.[7] He and his family went to live in Norfolk Island in 1928.[8] Later they moved to Western Australia, where they had a property beside the Hay River near Denmark.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Taranaki v Hawke's Bay 1896-97". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Victory for the Local Men". Hawera & Normanby Star. Vol. XXXIII, no. 3499. 18 March 1897. p. 2.
- ^ "Taranaki v Australians 1909-10". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "South Taranaki v Australians 1913-14". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Hawke Cup matches played by Percy Pratt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Late advertisements". Hawera & Normanby Star. Vol. LXII. 3 February 1912. p. 7.
- ^ "Marriages". Hawera & Normanby Star: 2. 8 February 1902.
- ^ "Loss to Taranaki Cricket". Taranaki Daily News: 6. 7 November 1928.
- ^ "S.D.A. Youth Camp". The Denmark Post: 1. 15 January 1953.
External links
edit- Percy Pratt at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Percy Pratt at ESPNcricinfo