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Kirby Short

Australian cricketer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Kirby Short (born 3 November 1986) is an Australian former cricketer who played for and captained the Queensland Fire and Brisbane Heat.[1]

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Early life and career

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]

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Cricket career

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]

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Personal life

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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