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
RoleTop-order batter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 242)22 September 2023 v India
Last ODI25 October 2025 v India
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 18 24 59 83
Runs scored 392 416 3,057 2,223
Batting average 24.50 20.80 35.13 31.30
100s/50s 0/3 0/1 4/20 2/13
Top score 74 66 134* 134
Balls bowled 336 108 3,282 1,854
Wickets 2 9 46 27
Bowling average 161.50 22.88 36.26 64.88
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/39 5/22 4/57 3/44
Catches/stumpings 7/– 16/– 69/– 39/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 February 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.