Matthew "Matt" William Short (born 8 November 1995) is a cricketer who plays for Victoria. He 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.[1] 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.[2] He has also played for the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League.[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]
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Full name | Matthew William Short | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 26) Ballarat Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right arm offbreak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Top order Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–present | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2018 | Melbourne Renegades (squad no. 9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015-2018 | Cricket Australia XI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018-present | Adelaide Strikers (squad no. 2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LA debut | 20 July 2014 NPS v South Africa A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 October 2022 |
Scored 95 against Lakenheath in Division 1 of the Marshall Hatchick Two Counties Cricket Championship for Coggeshall Town Cricket Club. His younger brother Sam plays for Melbourne United in the NBL
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