Kirby Short

Kirby Short (born 3 November 1986) is an Australian former cricketer who played for and captained the Queensland Fire and Brisbane Heat.^[1]

Kirby Short

Personal information
Full name	Kirby Short
Born	(1986-11-03) 3 November 1986 (age 38) Brisbane, Queensland
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batter
Relations	Mick Harvey (grandfather)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2005/06–2019/20	Queensland Fire (squad no. 10)
2015/16–2019/20	Brisbane Heat (squad no. 10)
Source: Cricinfo, 9 March 2017

Early life and career

Short was born into a sporting family. Her mother represented Australia at softball and her grandfather, Mick Harvey, played first class cricket for Victoria and Queensland, and was later a Test cricket umpire. Mick Harvey's brothers, Merv and Neil Harvey, were both Australian Test cricketers; the latter came to prominence as the youngest member of the legendary Invincibles touring team.^[2]

Short played under-17 and under-19 indoor cricket for Queensland, and also represented Queensland at youth level in volleyball and softball.^[2]

Cricket career

In December 2005, Short made her debut for Queensland Fire.^[2] She was a member of the Brisbane Heat squad from its inaugural WBBL|01 season (2015–16).^[3] In January 2017, she became Brisbane Heat's captain, replacing Delissa Kimmince who had stepped down.^[4] She later captained the Heat to consecutive WBBL titles in the WBBL|04 (2018–19) and WBBL|05 (2019–20) tournaments. Members of the Heat squads for those two seasons later told cricket.com.au that in their opinion, Short was far and away the greatest behind-the-scenes influence on the team's victories.^[5]

Short retired from representative cricket at the end of the 2019–20 WNCL season.^[6]

Personal life

Following Short's retirement, she has been a commentator on radio for the Australian Broadcasting Commission and television on Seven Sport and Fox Cricket. She has worked as a physical education teacher, and has returned to teaching after her retirement from cricket.^[7] In 2019 she became deputy principal at MacGregor State High School in Brisbane.^[8][9][10]

References

1. "Kirby Short". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
2. "Kirby Short". QLD Cricket website. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
3. Jolly, Laura (30 November 2015). "Cricket's biggest stars sign on for WBBL01". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
4. McInerney, Matthew (6 January 2017). "Short named to captain Brisbane Heat's WBBL side". Warwick Daily News. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
5. Burnett, Adam (7 April 2021). "Short-term gains: The brains behind Brisbane's WBBL double". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
6. Queensland Cricket Media (7 February 2020). "Short Announces Retirement". Queensland Cricket. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
7. Jepsen, Belinda (8 December 2017). "Kirby Short is a professional cricket captain. But to her Year 10 PE class, she'll always be Miss Short". Mamamia. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
8. "Kirby Short - Pro Cricketer *and* High School Deputy Principal". Teachstarter. Teach Starter Pty Ltd. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
9. "Short learns from past to attempt history". SBS News. Special Broadcasting Service. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
10. Short, Kirby (2020). "The beauty of my double life". AthletesVoice. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

External links

• Kirby Short at ESPNcricinfo