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Full name | John Francis Short | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Cork, Munster, Ireland | 12 April 1951|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1974–1984 | Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,23 October 2018 |
John 'Jack' Francis Short (born 12 April 1951) is a former Irish first-class cricketer and civil servant. [1]
Short was born at Cork in April 1951,where he was educated at Presentation Brothers College. [2] After completing his secondary education,he studied mathematics and statistics at University College Cork. [2] He graduated in 1974 and took up a post in the Irish civil service. [2]
Playing his club cricket for Cork County, [2] Short made his debut in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Alloway in 1974. [3] He played in Ireland's first ever List A match in 1980,when Ireland played Middlesex in the Gillette Cup. [4] He played first-class and List A cricket for Ireland until 1980,making eleven appearances in first-class cricket and five in List A cricket. [3] [4] In first-class cricket as an opening batsman,he scored 533 runs at a batting average of 33.31,with a high score of 114. [5] This score,which was his only first-class century,came against Scotland in 1975. [6] In List A cricket,he scored 97 runs with a high score of 37. [7]
His playing career for Ireland came to an end in 1984,when he accepted a position with the OECD in Paris. [2] He played club cricket in Paris for Standard Athletic Club,as well as representing France in minor matches against the Marylebone Cricket Club and Belgium. [2] [8]
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