Matthew Short

Matthew Short
Personal information
Full name
Matthew William Short
Born (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleTop-order batter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 242)22 September 2023 v India
Last ODI28 February 2025 v Afghanistan
ODI shirt no.5
T20I debut (cap 107)30 August 2023 v South Africa
Last T20I18 November 2024 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.5
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014/15–presentVictoria
2014/15–2017/18Melbourne Renegades (squad no. 9)
2015/16–2017/18Cricket Australia XI
2018/19–presentAdelaide Strikers (squad no. 2)
2023Punjab Kings
2023Washington Freedom
2023-presentNorthern Superchargers (squad no. 2)
2024-presentSan Francisco Unicorns
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 15 14 56 75
Runs scored 280 293 2,800 2,039
Batting average 21.53 22.53 34.56 32.36
100s/50s 0/2 0/1 4/17 2/12
Top score 63 66 134* 134
Balls bowled 288 48 3,090 1,716
Wickets 2 7 41 27
Bowling average 127.00 13.00 38.43 59.51
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/39 5/22 4/74 3/44
Catches/stumpings 7/– 12/– 64/– 36/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23rd February 2025

Matthew William Short (born 8 November 1995) is an Australian international cricketer who represents the Australia national cricket team in ODI and T20I cricket. A right-handed top-order batter who bowls right-arm off break, Short plays for Victoria at state level, captains the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League and plays for the San Francisco Unicorns in Major League Cricket.

He previously played for the Melbourne Renegades, Punjab Kings and Washington Freedom.