Anthony Short

Anthony Warren Short (born 2 January 1953) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played three first class cricket matches and a single one day match for Central Districts between 1978 and 1980. A right-handed batsman, he struggled at first-class level, scoring only 96 runs from five innings – largely in a career-best knock of 33. He did, however, enjoy greater success as an all-rounder in District Cricket's Hawke Cup for Wairarapa, and as a bowler for Central District's under-23 team.[1] He was also a very occasional right-arm medium bowler, who sent down a tidy yet wicket-less 64 balls.[2]

Anthony Short
Personal information
Full nameAnthony Warren Short
Born (1953-01-02) 2 January 1953
Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1978-1980Central Districts
First-class debut30 December 1978 Central Districts v Auckland
Last First-class12 January 1980 Central Districts v Northern Districts
Only List-A25 November 1979 Central Districts v Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition First-class List-A
Matches 3 1
Runs scored 96 2
Batting average 19.20 2.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 33 2
Balls bowled 64 7
Wickets 0 0
Bowling average - -
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 -
Best bowling 0/4 0/8
Catches/stumpings 4/0 0/0
Source: Cricket Archive, 5 June 2009

Career

Short was born in January 1953 in Whangarei in Northland, and he joined Wairarapa's cricket team – playing a number of matches of the Hawke Cup between 1970 and 1988.[1] His achievements in the Hawke Cup of 1970/71 saw enough success to win him a place in the Central District's Under-23 team, for whom he played three matches, taking consecutive five-wicket-hauls.[3][4] His efforts at this level earned him selection for his first match on 30 December 1978, having scored 75 and 105 against Nelson at the end of January,[5] and 127 against Hutt Valley on 25 February.[6] In his first match for the Central District Stags, against Auckland, he took a catch to dismiss John Wiltshire for 40 as Auckland reached 284. Opening the batting, Short's 20 was overshadowed by Test batsman Robert Anderson's 127; Central District closing their innings at 285/6 with a one-run lead. Short then took two further catches and bowled three economical – yet wicket-less – overs for four runs, and scored 15 as the match ended in a draw.[7]

Short returned to Wairarapa to score 60 and 99 against Poverty Bay at the end of January 1979,[8] and returned to Central Districts to face Otago in the final of the 1978/79 Shell Trophy. Otago, thanks largely to a knock of 222 by Ian Rutherford, scored 543/8 declared. Short, batting at six, scored 33 of the Stags' 275. Following on, only three runs were scored by the undefeated openers before the match ended as a draw.[9] He returned again to the Hawke Club prior to making his one-day debut against Northern Districts at Hamilton on 25 November 1979. He batted at seven, and was stumped for two as Central Districts collapsed to an eight-wicket defeat.[10]

Short returned for the final time to the Central Districts team to face Northern Districts in the 1979/1980 Shell Trophy, on 12 January 1980. Batting at six once more, he scored 13 and 15 as Northern Districts took a close-one wicket victory.[11] Short continued to play for Wairarapa in the next few years, including a match on 10 January 1981, where he took three wickets for 64 runs and scored a century.[12] His final match, against Southland, took place in February 1988.[1]

Notes
  1. "Other matches played by Anthony Short". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  2. "Player Profile: Anthony Short". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  3. "Central Districts Under-23s v Northern Districts Under-23s - Rothman's Under-23 Tournament 1971/72". Cricket Archive. 25 January 1972. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  4. "Auckland Under-23s v Central Districts Under-23s - Rothman's Under-23 Tournament 1971/72". Cricket Archive. 27 January 1972. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  5. "Wairarapa v Nelson - Hawke Cup 1977/78 (Challenge Match)". Cricket Archive. 30 January 1978. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  6. "Wairarapa v Hutt Valley - Hawke Cup 1977/78 (Challenge Match)". Cricket Archive. 27 February 1978. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  7. "Central Districts v Auckland - Shell Cup 1978/79". Cricket Archive. 31 December 1978. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  8. "Wairarapa v Poverty Bay - Hawke Cup 1978/79 (Challenge Match)". Cricket Archive. 29 January 1979. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  9. "Central Districts v Otago - Shell Trophy 1978/79 (Final)". Cricket Archive. 12 March 1979. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  10. "Northern Districts v Central Districts - National Knockout 1979/80 (1st Round)". Cricket Archive. 25 November 1979. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  11. "Northern Districts v Central Districts - Shell Trophy 1979/80". Cricket Archive. 14 January 1980. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  12. "Wairarapa v Hutt Valley - Hawke Cup 1980/81 (Elimination Match)". Cricket Archive. 12 January 1981. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
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