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
RoleBatting all-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 242)22 September 2023 v India
Last ODI11 June 2026 v Bangladesh
ODI shirt no.5
T20I debut (cap 107)30 August 2023 v South Africa
Last T20I1 February 2026 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.5
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014/15–presentVictoria
2014/15–2017/18Melbourne Renegades
2015/16–2017/18Cricket Australia XI
2018/19–presentAdelaide Strikers
2023Punjab Kings
2023Washington Freedom
2023–2024Northern Superchargers
2025San Francisco Unicorns
2026Chennai Super Kings
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 23 24 60 88
Runs scored 462 416 3,111 2,293
Batting average 22.00 20.80 34.95 30.17
100s/50s 0/4 0/1 4/20 2/14
Top score 74 66 134* 134
Balls bowled 462 108 3,282 1,980
Wickets 6 9 46 31
Bowling average 67.83 22.88 36.26 59.22
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/36 5/22 4/57 3/36
Catches/stumpings 10/– 16/– 69/– 42/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 June 2026

Matthew William Short (born 8 November 1995) is an Australian international cricketer who represents the Australia national team in limited overs 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 Chennai Super Kings in Indian Premier League.