Neisha Pratt
{{short description|Hong Kong and Singapore cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{use British English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Neisha Pratt
| female = true
| image =
| country = Hong Kong
| country2 = Singapore
| T20Idebutdate = 9 August
| T20Idebutyear = 2018
| T20Idebutfor = Singapore
| T20Icap2 = 5
| T20Idebutagainst = Malaysia
| lastT20Idate = 12 August
| lastT20Iyear = 2018
| lastT20Iagainst = Malaysia
| lastT20Ifor = Singapore
| international = true
| fullname = Neisha Anne Pratt
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|3|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Te Awamutu, New Zealand
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nickname =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Left-arm medium
| role = All-rounder
| club1 = Northern Districts Spirit
| year1 = 1999/00 – 2000/01
| hidedeliveries = true
| columns = 1
| column1 = WT20I
| matches1 = 5
| runs1 = 91
| bat avg1 = 18.20
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 48
| deliveries1 = 0
| wickets1 = 0
| bowl avg1 = n/a
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = n/a
| catches/stumpings1 = 1/0
| date = 15 April
| year = 2021
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/260139.html Cricinfo
}}
Neisha Anne Pratt (born 21 March 1973) is a cricket player, born in New Zealand, who has played international cricket for both Hong Kong and Singapore and also NZ domestic cricket for Northern Districts Spirit. She represented Hong Kong between 2006 and 2011, and also captained the side.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Players/72/72012/Womens_Miscellaneous_Matches.html|title=The Home of CricketArchive|publisher=|access-date=21 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601220925/http://cricketarchive.com/Players/72/72012/Womens_Miscellaneous_Matches.html|archive-date=1 June 2016|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-womens-twenty20-championship-2011/2141|title=ACC WOMEN'S TWENTY20, SEMI-FINAL 2: HONG KONG v NEPAL|last=Administrator|website=www.asiancricket.org|access-date=30 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603051845/http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-womens-twenty20-championship-2011/2141|archive-date=3 June 2016|url-status=live}} She made her Twenty20 International debut for Singapore against Malaysia in August 2018, at the age of 45.{{Cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283452.html|title=Records | Women's Twenty20 Internationals | Individual records (captains, players, umpires) | Oldest players | ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=21 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423040600/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283452.html|archive-date=23 April 2019|url-status=live}}
Hong Kong career
Pratt captained Hong Kong in their first official match in 2006, and as a result received cap number 1; the match was an Asian qualifying round match for the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/sport/17-Sep-2006/hong-kong-girls-take-on-pakistan-for-a-cricket-world-cup-place|title=Hong Kong girls take on Pakistan for a cricket World Cup place|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401181458/http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/sport/17-Sep-2006/hong-kong-girls-take-on-pakistan-for-a-cricket-world-cup-place|archive-date=1 April 2016|work=DailyTimes|access-date=21 March 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hkcricket.org/en/article/Hong-Kong-Women-Representative-Cap-Numbers/3/168/|title=Hong Kong Women Representative Cap Numbers|access-date=21 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324082754/http://hkcricket.org/en/article/Hong-Kong-Women-Representative-Cap-Numbers/3/168/|archive-date=24 March 2016|url-status=dead}} she took 1/44 from 10 overs and scored 16 runs as Hong Kong lost to Pakistan.{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/210889/women-s-cricket-world-cup-qualifiers-sana-javed-khurshid-star-as-pakistan-crush-hk|title=Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers: Sana Javed, Khurshid star as Pakistan crush HK|publisher=|access-date=21 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531134646/http://www.dawn.com/news/210889/women-s-cricket-world-cup-qualifiers-sana-javed-khurshid-star-as-pakistan-crush-hk|archive-date=31 May 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/103/103130.html|title=The Home of CricketArchive|publisher=|access-date=21 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601231826/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/103/103130.html|archive-date=1 June 2016|url-status=live}} She captained the team in a 2007 Asian Cricket Council 30-over tournament in Malaysia.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/300508.html|title=Hong Kong have big ambition|work=Cricinfo|access-date=21 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603181012/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/300508.html|archive-date=3 June 2016|url-status=live}} In the opening match against Malaysia, she scored 71 runs in 77 balls, and took 4/4 in 6 overs. In a 2008 series in Bangladesh, Pratt top-scored in the final two matches, making 35 in the second match of the series, and 61 in the final match.{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-29316|title=Salma again leads from front|work=The Daily Star|access-date=21 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506025054/http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-29316|archive-date=6 May 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES2/articles/000030/003046.shtml|title=Hong Kong Women crash to another embarrassing defeat|publisher=|access-date=21 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602131016/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES2/articles/000030/003046.shtml|archive-date=2 June 2016|url-status=live}}
Pratt also captained the side that won the 2009 ACC Women's Twenty20 Championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/hongkong/content/story/413743.html|title=Hong Kong are the ACC Women's Twenty20 Champions after beating Thailand by 4 runs in thrilling final|work=Cricinfo|access-date=21 March 2016}} She scored a partnership of 76 with Keenu Gill in a group-stage match against China, which was the highest partnership in the group stages, and was also the player of the match in the group stage matches against Kuwait and Malaysia.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/hongkong/content/story/413382.html|title=Hong Kong Women's Cricket Team win all 5 of their group matches enroute to ACC semi-final|work=Cricinfo|access-date=21 March 2016}} In the final against Thailand, Pratt scored 27 runs.
In 2012, Pratt became ineligible to play for Hong Kong, as a change in eligibility criteria meant that only players eligible to play in the Asian Games could compete. In protest at Pratt's exclusion, Connie Wong and Keenu Gill withdrew from the 2012 Asian Cricket Council Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, and were subsequently banned for a year.{{cite web|url=http://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/1068200/two-hong-kong-women-cricketers-banned-pulling-out-asia-cup-squad|title=Two Hong Kong women cricketers banned for pulling out of Asia Cup squad|work=South China Morning Post|access-date=21 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423131010/http://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/1068200/two-hong-kong-women-cricketers-banned-pulling-out-asia-cup-squad|archive-date=23 April 2016|url-status=live}}
Singapore career
Pratt returned to international cricket in 2016 by playing for Singapore against Malaysia in the Saudari Cup. She hit 76* and 60* in consecutive games.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/260139.html|title=Neisha Pratt|website=Cricinfo|access-date=21 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424193626/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/260139.html|archive-date=24 April 2019|url-status=live}} The 2018 series had Twenty20 International status for the first time. She played in all five matches in the series. Her final appearance came at the age of 45 years, 144 days, at the time only behind Caroline de Fouw of Netherlands as the oldest women T20I player (since surpassed by some others).
References
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External links
- {{Cricinfo|id=260139}}
- {{CricketArchive|id=72012}}
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