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{{short description|Australian cricketer (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2025}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Matthew Short
| image =
| full_name = Matthew William Short
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|11|08}}
| birth_place = [[Ballarat]], Victoria, Australia
| height = 1.87 m
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[off break]]
| role = Batting [[all-rounder]]

| international = true
| internationalspan = 2023–present
| country = Australia

| odidebutdate = 22 September
| odidebutyear = 2023
| odidebutagainst = India
| odicap = 242
| lastodidate = 11 June
| lastodiyear = 2026
| lastodiagainst = Bangladesh
| odishirt = 5

| T20Idebutdate = 30 August
| T20Idebutyear = 2023
| T20Idebutagainst = South Africa
| T20Icap = 107
| lastT20Idate = 1 February
| lastT20Iyear = 2026
| lastT20Iagainst = Pakistan
| T20Ishirt = 5

| club1 = [[Victoria cricket team|Victoria]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|2014/15–present}}
| club2 = [[Melbourne Renegades]]
| year2 = {{nowrap|2014/15–2017/18}}
| club3 = [[Cricket Australia XI]]
| year3 = 2015/16–2017/18
| club4 = [[Adelaide Strikers]]
| year4 = 2018/19–present
| club5 = [[Punjab Kings]]
| year5 = 2023
| club6 = [[Washington Freedom (cricket)|Washington Freedom]]
| year6 = 2023
| club7 = [[Northern Superchargers]]
| year7 = 2023–2024
| club8 = [[San Francisco Unicorns]]
| club9 =[[Chennai Super Kings]]
| year8 = 2025

| columns = 4

| column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches1 = 23
| runs1 = 462
| bat avg1 = 22.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/4
| top score1 = 74
| deliveries1 = 462
| wickets1 = 6
| bowl avg1 = 67.83
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 3/36
| catches/stumpings1 = 10/–

| column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches2 = 24
| runs2 = 416
| bat avg2 = 20.80
| 100s/50s2 = 0/1
| top score2 = 66
| deliveries2 = 108
| wickets2 = 9
| bowl avg2 = 22.88
| fivefor2 = 1
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 5/22
| catches/stumpings2 = 16/–

| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 60
| runs3 = 3,111
| bat avg3 = 34.95
| 100s/50s3 = 4/20
| top score3 = 134[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 3,282
| wickets3 = 46
| bowl avg3 = 36.26
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 4/57
| catches/stumpings3 = 69/–

| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 88
| runs4 = 2,293
| bat avg4 = 30.17
| 100s/50s4 = 2/14
| top score4 = 134
| deliveries4 = 1,980
| wickets4 = 31
| bowl avg4 = 59.22
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 3/36
| catches/stumpings4 = 42/–

| date = 13 June
| year = 2026
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/605575.html ESPNcricinfo
|year9=2026}}
'''Matthew William Short''' (born 8 November 1995) is an Australian international [[cricket]]er who represents the [[Australia national cricket team|Australia national team]] in [[limited overs cricket]]. A right-handed [[Batting order (cricket)#Top order|top-order batter]] who bowls right-arm [[off break]], Short plays for [[Victoria cricket team|Victoria]] at state level, captains the [[Adelaide Strikers]] in the [[Big Bash League]] and plays for the [[Chennai Super Kings]] in [[Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Players: Matthew Short |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/605575.html |accessdate=12 November 2017 |work=ESPNCricInfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Matt Short confirmed for T20I debuts against South Africa|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/spencer-johnson-aaron-hardie-and-matt-short-confirmed-for-t20i-debuts-against-south-africa-1394841|access-date=30 August 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

== Domestic career ==
Short made his [[List A cricket|one day]] debut on 20 July 2014 for the [[Australia National Performance Squad]] against [[South Africa A cricket team|South Africa A]], as part of the [[Australia A Team Quadrangular Series in 2014]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/735783.html |title=Scorecard: 2nd Match: National Performance Squad v South Africa A, at Palmerston, on 20 July 2014 |work=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=26 August 2014}}</ref> He made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for [[Cricket Australia XI]] on 29 October 2015 in a tour match against the [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealanders]] as part of [[New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 2015–16|New Zealand's tour to Australia]].<ref name="FC">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/926847.html |title=Scorecard: New Zealand tour of Australia, Tour Match: Cricket Australia XI v New Zealanders at Sydney, Oct 29–31, 2015 |accessdate=5 October 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He scored his maiden first-class century playing for [[Cricket Australia XI]] in a tour match against [[England national cricket team|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1124864.html |title=Scorecard: Tour Match, England tour of Australia and New Zealand at Townsville, Nov 15–18, 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=18 November 2017}}</ref>

In 2019, Short had a stint in England in club cricket for Coggeshall Town CC scoring 1100 runs at an average of 55.

For the [[2021–22 Big Bash League season]], Short moved from the middle order to open the batting, finishing the season with the second most sixes (26) and third-most runs (493).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gabor |first=Martin |date=15 December 2022 |title='It wasn't a fluke': How a batting nomad developed into a 'fearless' star of the BBL |url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/it-wasnt-a-fluke-how-a-batting-nomad-developed-into-a-fearless-star-of-the-bbl/news-story/87bffe6b66708f499f093818981c24c8 |access-date=6 January 2023 |website=news.com.au}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Record breakers! Strikers chase 230 after Short ton |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/match-report/adelaide-strikers-defeat-hobart-hurricanes-record-bbl-chase-matt-short-century-lynn-hose-crawley/2023-01-05 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=cricket.com.au |language=en}}</ref> On 30 January 2023, Short was named BBL12 Player of the Tournament at the Australian Cricket Awards.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/bbl12-big-bash-league-player-of-the-tournament-matt-short-adelaide-strikers-votes-umpires/2023-01-30 | title=Short's new level rewarded with BBL's top gong }}</ref>

In March 2023, he was brought in by [[Punjab Kings in 2023|Punjab Kings]] for the [[2023 Indian Premier League]] as an injury replacement for [[Jonny Bairstow]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matthew Short joins Punjab Kings; Sandeep Sharma signed by Rajasthan Royals |url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/3863/matthew-short-joins-punjab-kings-sandeep-sharma-signed-by-rajasthan-royals |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=[[Indian Premier League|IPL]] |language=en}}</ref>

In December 2025, he was brought in by Chennai Super Kings in the mini auction held in Abu Dhabi for the 2026 Indian Premier League.

Having spent a couple of years living on the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] but travelling to Victoria to play domestically, Short opted out of a Victorian state contract for the 2025-26 summer, but remained available to play for them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4498389/glenn-maxwell-matt-short-freelance-opt-out-of-state-contracts-victoria-name-2026-27-squad-sheffield-shield-oliver-peake-fergus-oneill-recommits|title=Maxwell, Short go freelance as Vics name 2026-27 squad|publisher=[[Cricket.com.au]]|date=5 May 2026}}</ref>

== International career ==
Short made his international and [[Twenty20 International]] debut against [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] on 30 August 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=SA vs AUS, Australia tour of South Africa 2023/24, 1st T20I at Durban, August 30, 2023 - Full Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-south-africa-2023-24-1373562/south-africa-vs-australia-1st-t20i-1373568/full-scorecard |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=29 December 2023 |language=en}}</ref> On September 1, 2023 in the 2nd T20I of the series, Short scored his maiden half century in international cricket scoring 66 off just 30 balls.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-01 |title=Mitchell Marsh and Matt Short crack fifties as Australia cruise towards series victory over South Africa |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/mitchell-marsh-and-matt-short-crack-fifties-as-australia-cruise-towards-series-victory-over-south-africa/news-story/2c1352da0a6fa2bc6eb2070e5310cfb6 |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=Fox Sports |language=en}}</ref> An innings that steered Australia to a comfortable victory over South Africa. Short Featured in each match of Australia’s 3-0 sweep of South Africa.

On 22 September 2023, Short made his [[One Day International]] debut against [[India national cricket team|India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=IND vs AUS, Australia in India 2023/24, 1st ODI at Chandigarh, September 22, 2023 - Full Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-in-india-2023-24-1389381/india-vs-australia-1st-odi-1389388/full-scorecard |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=29 December 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

On 23 November 2023, Short took his first wicket in T20I’s and international cricket against India as [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]] caught [[Yashasvi Jaiswal]] off his bowling for 21.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IND vs AUS, Australia in India 2023/24, 1st T20I at Visakhapatnam, November 23, 2023 - Full Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-in-india-2023-24-1389381/india-vs-australia-1st-t20i-1389391/full-scorecard |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

In May 2024, he was named as a reserve player in Australia’s squad for the [[2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Australia’s squad for ICC Men’s T20I World Cup 2024 Updates |url=https://www.scorewaves.com/news-details/australian-cricket-team-australia-squad-for-t20-world-cup-icc-mens-t20i-world-cup |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=ScoreWaves |language=en}}</ref>

In September 2024, Short was selected as part of a white ball tour [[Australian cricket team in England in 2024|against England]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=McGlashan |first1=Andrew |title=Connolly earns Australia call-up; Fraser-McGurk included for Scotland, England tour |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/cooper-connolly-earns-australia-call-up-jake-fraser-mcgurk-included-for-scotland-england-tour-1443356 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 September 2024 |language=en |date=15 July 2024}}</ref> In the second T20I, he took his maiden five-wicket haul, taking 5 for 22 and recording the third best figures for an Australian bowler in T20Is.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Paynter |first1=Jack |title=Short, JFM shine but Livingstone sinks Aussies to level series {{!}} cricket.com.au |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4116157/second-t20i-report-england-australia-cardiff-livingstone-short-bethell-fraser-mcgurk-video-highlights |website=www.cricket.com.au |access-date=30 September 2024 |language=en |date=13 September 2024}}</ref> In the fifth ODI, he scored his maiden ODI half-century off just 23 balls.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McGlashan |first1=Andrew |title=Head, Short ensure Australia beat England and the rain to take series |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-in-england-2024-1385674/england-vs-australia-5th-odi-1385704/match-report |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Short is married to Australian swimmer [[Madison Wilson]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reid |first1=Harrison |title=Australian sporting power couple announce beautiful family news |url=https://7news.com.au/sport/cricket/australian-sporting-power-couple-matt-short-and-madi-wilson-announce-their-engagement-c-12275223 |website=7NEWS |access-date=29 December 2023 |language=en |date=21 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Aussie sporting power couple Madi Wilson and Matt Short marry after whirlwind 18 months |url=https://7news.com.au/sport/aussie-sporting-power-couple-madi-wilson-and-matt-short-marry-after-whirlwind-18-months-c-18279928 |access-date=16 December 2025 |work=[[7 News]] |date=5 April 2025}}</ref> The couple have a son.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Valencich|first1=Glenn|title=Madi Wilson and Matt Short announce safe arrival of first child 'Aussie'|url=https://7news.com.au/sport/sporting-power-couple-madi-wilson-and-matt-short-announce-safe-arrival-of-first-child-aussie-c-15856060|website=7NEWS |access-date=15 October 2024|language=en |date=28 August 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Australia Squad 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup}}
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