Matthew Short

Matthew Very "Matt" William Short (born 8 November 1995) is an Australian cricketer. He represents Victoria at state level and plays for the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League (BBL). He previously played for the Melbourne Renegades.[1]

Matthew Very Short
Personal information
Full name
Matthew William Short
Born (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
BattingRight handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleTop-order batter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–presentVictoria
2013–2018Melbourne Renegades (squad no. 9)
2015-2018Cricket Australia XI
2018-presentAdelaide Strikers (squad no. 2)
2023Punjab Kings
LA debut20 July 2014 NPS v South Africa A
Career statistics
Competition FC List A T20
Matches 46 54 67
Runs scored 2,047 1,387 1,409
Batting average 31.98 30.82 23.88
100s/50s 1/12 1/7 1/7
Top score 134* 108* 100*
Balls bowled 2,665 1,362 619
Wickets 33 24 22
Bowling average 41.15 53.45 34.31
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/74 3/44 3/14
Catches/stumpings 47/– 25/– 36/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 February 2023

Short made his one day debut on 20 July 2014 for the Australia National Performance Squad against South Africa A, as part of the Australia A Team Quadrangular Series in 2014.[2] He made his first-class debut for Cricket Australia XI on 29 October 2015 in a tour match against the New Zealanders as part of New Zealand's tour to Australia.[3] He scored his maiden first-class century playing for Cricket Australia XI in a tour match against England at Townsville in mid-November 2017, scoring 51 in the first innings and then 134 not out in the second. He also took 4/103 with the ball.[4]

For the 2021/22 BBL season (BBL11), Short moved from the middle order to open the batting, finishing the season with the second most sixes (26) and third-most runs (493).[5] Strikers captain Peter Siddle said of the move: "Last year was all about finding a position for him because he’s been thrown around for a few years and hasn’t been able to lock down a spot ... We found that spot for him last year and he got all the confidence from being at the top of the order. He’s fearless and we saw that against the Sixers."

On 5 January 2023, captaining the Strikers in Peter Siddle's absence, Short made his maiden century in the Big Bash League, scoring 100* from 59 balls in the highest run chase in BBL history (230 runs). Bowling himself for 4 overs, he also had figures of 1/34.[6] On 30 January 2023, Short was named BBL12 Player of the Tournament at the Australian Cricket Awards. [7]

In March 2023, he was brought in by Punjab Kings for the 2023 Indian Premier League as an injury replacement for Jonny Bairstow.[8]

References
  1. "Players: Matthew Short". ESPNCricInfo. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  2. "Scorecard: 2nd Match: National Performance Squad v South Africa A, at Palmerston, on 20 July 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  3. "Scorecard: New Zealand tour of Australia, Tour Match: Cricket Australia XI v New Zealanders at Sydney, Oct 29–31, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  4. "Scorecard: Tour Match, England tour of Australia and New Zealand at Townsville, Nov 15–18, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  5. Gabor, Martin (15 December 2022). "'It wasn't a fluke': How a batting nomad developed into a 'fearless' star of the BBL". news.com.au. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  6. "Record breakers! Strikers chase 230 after Short ton". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  7. "Short's new level rewarded with BBL's top gong".
  8. "Matthew Short joins Punjab Kings; Sandeep Sharma signed by Rajasthan Royals". IPL. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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