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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]

Matthew Short

Personal information
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
Domestic team information
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
Career statistics
Competition FC List A T20 Matches 42 50 53 Runs scored 1,893 1,149 951 Batting average 32.63 27.35 20.67 100s/50s 1/11 0/5 0/5 Top score 134* 88 89 Balls bowled 2,437 1,294 408 Wickets 29 24 11 Bowling average 43.03 51.04 45.81 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 Best bowling 4/74 3/44 2/13 Catches/stumpings 43/– 22/– 29/–
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

References

External links

• Matthew Short at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• Matthew Short at ESPNcricinfo

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