| Anthony Short | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Fullname: | Anthony Warren Short |
| Birth Date: | 2 January 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Whangārei, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Role: | Batsman |
| Club1: | Central Districts |
| Type1: | FC |
| Debutdate1: | 30 December |
| Debutyear1: | 1978 |
| Debutfor1: | Central Districts |
| Debutagainst1: | Auckland |
| Lastdate1: | 12 January |
| Lastyear1: | 1980 |
| Lastfor1: | Central Districts |
| Lastagainst1: | Northern Districts |
| Type2: | LA |
| Onetype2: | true |
| Debutdate2: | 25 November |
| Debutyear2: | 1979 |
| Debutfor2: | Central Districts |
| Debutagainst2: | Northern Districts |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 3 |
| Runs1: | 96 |
| Bat Avg1: | 19.20 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 33 |
| Deliveries1: | 64 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 1 |
| Runs2: | 2 |
| Bat Avg2: | 2.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 2 |
| Deliveries2: | 7 |
| Wickets2: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg2: | – |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 0/– |
| Date: | 5 June |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/22/22847/22847.html CricketArchive |
Anthony Warren Short (born 2 January 1953) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played three first class cricket matches and a single one day match for Central Districts between 1978 and 1980. A right-handed batsman, he struggled at first-class level, scoring only 96 runs from five innings - largely in a career-best knock of 33. He did, however, enjoy greater success as an all-rounder in District Cricket's Hawke Cup for Wairarapa, and as a bowler for Central District's under-23 team. He was also a very occasional right-arm medium bowler, who sent down a tidy yet wicket-less 64 balls.[1]
Short was born in January 1953 in Whangārei in Northland. He played for Wairarapa in the Hawke Cup between 1970 and 1988.[2] His achievements in the Hawke Cup of 1970/71 saw enough success to win him a place in the Central District's Under-23 team, for whom he played three matches, taking consecutive five-wicket-hauls.[3] [4] His efforts at this level earned him selection for his first match on 30 December 1978, having scored 75 and 105 against Nelson at the end of January,[5] and 127 against Hutt Valley on 25 February.[6] In his first match for the Central District Stags, against Auckland, he took a catch to dismiss John Wiltshire for 40 as Auckland reached 284. Opening the batting, Short's 20 was overshadowed by Test batsman Robert Anderson's 127; Central District closing their innings at 285/6 with a one-run lead. Short then took two further catches and bowled three economical - yet wicket-less - overs for four runs, and scored 15 as the match ended in a draw.[7]
Short returned to Wairarapa to score 60 and 99 against Poverty Bay at the end of January 1979,[8] and returned to Central Districts to face Otago in the final of the 1978/79 Shell Trophy. Otago, thanks largely to a knock of 222 by Ian Rutherford, scored 543/8 declared. Short, batting at six, scored 33 of the Stags' 275. Following on, only three runs were scored by the undefeated openers before the match ended as a draw.[9] He returned again to the Hawke Club prior to making his one-day debut against Northern Districts at Hamilton on 25 November 1979. He batted at seven, and was stumped for two as Central Districts collapsed to an eight-wicket defeat.[10]
Short returned for the final time to the Central Districts team to face Northern Districts in the 1979/1980 Shell Trophy, on 12 January 1980. Batting at six once more, he scored 13 and 15 as Northern Districts took a close-one wicket victory.[11] Short continued to play for Wairarapa in the next few years, including a match on 10 January 1981, where he took three wickets for 64 runs and scored a century.[12] His final match, against Southland, took place in February 1988.