Personal information | |
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Full name | Kirby Short |
Born | Brisbane, Queensland | 3 November 1986
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 |
Kirby Short (born 3 November 1986) is a former Australian cricketer who played for and captained the Queensland Fire and Brisbane Heat. [1]
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]
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]
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]
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