Derek Pratt

Derek Edward Pratt (31 October 1925 – 10 January 1997) was an English cricketer. Pratt was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born at Balham, London.

Pratt made his first-class debut for Surrey against Cambridge University in 1954 at Fenner's. He made eight further first-class appearances for Surrey, the last of which came against Oxford University in 1957.[1] In his nine first-class appearances for Surrey, he scored 171 runs at an average of 21.37, with a high score of 33.[2] With the ball, he took 13 wickets at a bowling average of 30.15, with best figures of 6/119.[3] These figures represented his only five wicket haul and came against the Combined Services in 1956 at The Oval.[4] He joined Bedfordshire in 1958, making his debut for the county against Cambridgeshire in the Minor Counties Championship. He played minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1958 to 1963, making a total of 35 appearances, the last of which came against Staffordshire.[5]

He died at Banstead, Surrey, on 10 January 1997. His brother, Ronald, also played first-class cricket.