Gary Pratt

Personal information

Full name

Gary Joseph Pratt

Born

22 December 1981 (age 35)
Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England

Nickname

Gonzo, Gazza, Gates

Height

5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Batting style

Left-hand batsman

Bowling style

Right arm off break

Role

Batsman, occasional wicketkeeper

Relations

Andrew Pratt (brother)

Domestic team information

Years

Team

2000–2006

Durham (squad no. 16)

First-class debut

19 July 2000 Durham v Lancashire

Last First-class

7 June 2006 Durham v Warwickshire

List A debut

13 September 2001 Durham Cricket Board v Buckinghamshire

Last List A

25 June 2006 Durham v Derbyshire

Career statistics

Competition	FC	List A	T20	U–19
Matches	53	78	25	11
Runs scored	2410	1749	321	700
Batting average	25.91	31.80	14.59	41.17
100s/50s	1/15	1/11	0/1	2/2
Top score	150	101*	62*	188
Balls bowled	33	–	–	30
Wickets	0	–	–	0
Bowling average	–	–	–	–
5 wickets in innings	–	–	–	–
10 wickets in match	–	–	–	–
Best bowling	0/2	–	–	0/10
Catches/stumpings	31/0	31/0	8/0	6/0

Source: CricketArchive, 5 September 2008

Gary Joseph Pratt (born 22 December 1981) is an English cricketer and footballer, best known for running out the Australia cricket captain Ricky Ponting while appearing as a substitute fielder for England during the 2005 Ashes series. Pratt is primarily a left-handed batsman but also bowls right-arm off breaks.

Pratt performed well in his early career, picking up the NBC Denis Compton Award in 1999 as the most promising young player at Durham County Cricket Club, and scored a century for England Under 19s. He stayed on at Durham, scoring more than 1000 first-class runs in 2003. Pratt has failed to match that form since. He did not play a single first-class game in 2005 (although he famously appeared as a substitute fielder for England) and in August 2006, Durham announced that they had decided not to renew Pratt's contract. He has since appeared for Crook Town F.C. in a Northern League Division Two fixture against Brandon United F.C. He has signed for Cumberland minor county cricket club for the 2007 cricket season.

Pratt's best year as a first class cricketer was undoubtedly 2003, when he scored 1,055 runs. His highest score in first-class cricket is 150, achieved while batting for Durham against Northamptonshire at the Riverside Ground in 2003. His highest one-day score is 101*, achieved for Durham versus Somerset at Taunton in 2003.

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