Anthony Warren Short (born 2 January 1953) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played three first class cricket matches and a single one day match for Central Districts between 1978 and 1980. A right-handed batsman, he struggled at first-class level, scoring only 96 runs from five innings – largely in a career-best knock of 33. He did, however, enjoy greater success as an all-rounder in District Cricket's Hawke Cup for Wairarapa, and as a bowler for Central District's under-23 team.[1] He was also a very occasional right-arm medium bowler, who sent down a tidy yet wicket-less 64 balls.[2]
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| Full name | Anthony Warren Short | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1953-01-02) 2 January 1953 (age 69) Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1978–1980 | Central Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 30 December 1978 Central Districts v Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 12 January 1980 Central Districts v Northern Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only LA | 25 November 1979 Central Districts v Northern Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive, 5 June 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short was born in January 1953 in Whangarei in Northland. He played for Wairarapa in the Hawke Cup between 1970 and 1988.[1] His achievements in the Hawke Cup of 1970/71 saw enough success to win him a place in the Central District's Under-23 team, for whom he played three matches, taking consecutive five-wicket-hauls.[3][4] His efforts at this level earned him selection for his first match on 30 December 1978, having scored 75 and 105 against Nelson at the end of January,[5] and 127 against Hutt Valley on 25 February.[6] In his first match for the Central District Stags, against Auckland, he took a catch to dismiss John Wiltshire for 40 as Auckland reached 284. Opening the batting, Short's 20 was overshadowed by Test batsman Robert Anderson's 127; Central District closing their innings at 285/6 with a one-run lead. Short then took two further catches and bowled three economical – yet wicket-less – overs for four runs, and scored 15 as the match ended in a draw.[7]
Short returned to Wairarapa to score 60 and 99 against Poverty Bay at the end of January 1979,[8] and returned to Central Districts to face Otago in the final of the 1978/79 Shell Trophy. Otago, thanks largely to a knock of 222 by Ian Rutherford, scored 543/8 declared. Short, batting at six, scored 33 of the Stags' 275. Following on, only three runs were scored by the undefeated openers before the match ended as a draw.[9] He returned again to the Hawke Club prior to making his one-day debut against Northern Districts at Hamilton on 25 November 1979. He batted at seven, and was stumped for two as Central Districts collapsed to an eight-wicket defeat.[10]
Short returned for the final time to the Central Districts team to face Northern Districts in the 1979/1980 Shell Trophy, on 12 January 1980. Batting at six once more, he scored 13 and 15 as Northern Districts took a close-one wicket victory.[11] Short continued to play for Wairarapa in the next few years, including a match on 10 January 1981, where he took three wickets for 64 runs and scored a century.[12] His final match, against Southland, took place in February 1988.[1]