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Full name Gary Joseph Pratt

Born December 22, 1981, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham

Current age 27 years 200 days

Major teams Cumberland, Durham

Nickname Gonzo, Gazza, Gates

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Fielding position Occasional wicketkeeper

Height 5 ft 10 in

Education Parkside Comprehensive

Relation Brother - A Pratt

Gary Joseph Pratt
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
First-class 53 94 1 2410 150 25.91 1 15 39 0
List A 78 73 18 1749 101* 31.80 1 11 31 0
Twenty20 25 25 3 321 62* 14.59 357 89.91 0 1 22 0 8 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
First-class 53 33 19 0 - - - 3.45 - 0 0 0
List A 78 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Twenty20 25 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Career statistics
First-class debut 2000
Last First-class Warwickshire v Durham at Birmingham, Jun 7-10, 2006 scorecard
List A debut 2002
Last List A Derbyshire v Durham at Derby, Jun 25, 2006 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Durham v Nottinghamshire at Chester-le-Street, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Durham v Leicestershire at Chester-le-Street, Jul 11, 2006 scorecard
Profile

Supersub Gary Pratt is most famous for running out Ricky Ponting in the Trent Bridge Test on 2005, his direct hit leading to a four-letter tirade against substitute fielders from Ponting, and earning Pratt a place on the open-top bus which took the victorious England side through London that September. Pratt was widely regarded as one of the best fielders in the country, but that summer he failed to make a first-class appearance for Durham as he struggled with the bat. In 2003 he passed 1000 runs, including 150 against Northants, but thereafter his form dipped and he ended 2005 out of contract. Although he gained another deal, Durham said he wouldn't be retained after the 2006 season, and he went on to play minor league football for South Shields. He won a contract with Cumbria, one of the minor counties, for 2007.
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Notes

NBC Denis Compton Award 1999

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Sep 9, 2005

England substitute Gary Pratt ... with Ricky Ponting nowhere in sight, England v Australia, The Oval, London, September 9, 2005

England substitute Gary Pratt ... with Ricky Ponting nowhere in sight

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Aug 27, 2005

Gary Pratt is lifted up high by Andrew Flintoff, after his brilliant run-out to dismiss Ricky Ponting, England v Australia, Trent Bridge, August 27, 2005

Gary Pratt is lifted up high

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Jun 27, 2005

Gary Pratt,  Durham April 2005

Gary Pratt headshot

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Country Fixtures Country Results
Cambridge U v Oxford Uni at Cambridge - Jul 7-10
Oxford Uni 152 & 124/4 Cambridge U 339
Essex v Glamorgan at Chelmsford - Jul 7-10
Glamorgan 515/9d Essex 200 & 132/4 (f/o)
Northants v Derbyshire at Northampton - Jul 7-10
Northants 433/9d Derbyshire 371/4
Warwickshire v Sussex at Birmingham - Jul 7-10
Warwickshire 407 Sussex 276/4
England v Australia at Cardiff - Jul 8-12
England 435 Australia 249/1
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