| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Robert Leslie Short |
| Birth Date: | 12 September 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England |
| Family: | David Short (brother) |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Cambridge University |
| Year1: | 1969 - 1970 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 11 |
| Runs1: | 355 |
| Bat Avg1: | 18.68 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/1 |
| Top Score1: | 58 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
| Date: | 10 January |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20745.html Cricinfo |
Robert 'Bob' Leslie Short (born 12 September 1948) is an English former first-class cricketer.
Short was born at Chesterfield in September 1948. He was educated at Denstone College, before going up to Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1969 and 1970, making eleven appearances against.[2] Playing as a batsman in the Cambridge side, Short scored 355 runs at an average of 18.68; he recorded one half century, a score of 58, which was his only score above fifty.[3] His brother, David, played first-class cricket at county level.