Kirby Short
{{short description|Australian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Kirby Short
| female = true
| image =
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| country = Australia
| fullname = Kirby Short
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|11|3|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Brisbane, Queensland
| death_date =
| death_place =
| family = Mick Harvey (grandfather)
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm off break
| role = Batter
| club1 = Queensland Fire
| year1 = {{nowrap|2005/06–2019/20}}
| clubnumber1 = 10
| club2 = Brisbane Heat
| year2 = 2015/16–2019/20
| clubnumber2 = 10
| date = 9 March
| year = 2017
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/225716.html Cricinfo
}}
Kirby Short (born 3 November 1986) is an Australian former cricketer who played for and captained the Queensland Fire and Brisbane Heat.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/225716.html |title=Kirby Short|accessdate=9 March 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
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.{{cite web|title=Kirby Short|url=http://www.qldcricket.com.au/qldfire/qldcricket_player/kirby-short/|website=QLD Cricket website|accessdate=9 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312035329/http://www.qldcricket.com.au/qldfire/qldcricket_player/kirby-short/|archive-date=12 March 2017|url-status=dead}}
Short played under-17 and under-19 indoor cricket for Queensland, and also represented Queensland at youth level in volleyball and softball.
Cricket career
In December 2005, Short made her debut for Queensland Fire. She was a member of the Brisbane Heat squad from its inaugural WBBL{{!}}01 season (2015–16).{{cite web|last1=Jolly|first1=Laura|title=Cricket's biggest stars sign on for WBBL01|url=http://www.cricket.com.au/news/feature/womens-big-bash-league-player-signings-lanning-perry-healy-edwards-taylor-matthews-ferling-knight/2015-11-30|website=Cricket.com.au|accessdate=11 February 2017|date=30 November 2015}} In January 2017, she became Brisbane Heat's captain, replacing Delissa Kimmince who had stepped down.{{cite news|last1=McInerney|first1=Matthew|title=Short named to captain Brisbane Heat's WBBL side|url=https://www.warwickdailynews.com.au/news/short-named-to-captain-brisbane-heats-wbbl-side/3129360/|accessdate=9 March 2017|work=Warwick Daily News|date=6 January 2017}} 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 [https://cricket.com.au cricket.com.au] that in their opinion, Short was far and away the greatest behind-the-scenes influence on the team's victories.{{cite web |last1=Burnett |first1=Adam |title=Short-term gains: The brains behind Brisbane's WBBL double |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/kirby-short-captaincy-humble-hungry-brisbane-heat-repeat-documentary-womens-big-bash-cricket/2021-04-07 |website=Cricket.com.au |access-date=7 April 2021 |date=7 April 2021}}
Short retired from representative cricket at the end of the 2019–20 WNCL season.{{cite news |last1=Queensland Cricket Media |title=Short Announces Retirement |url=https://www.qldcricket.com.au/news/short-retires/2020-02-07 |access-date=28 November 2020 |work=Queensland Cricket |date=7 February 2020}}
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.{{cite news |last1=Jepsen |first1=Belinda |title=Kirby Short is a professional cricket captain. But to her Year 10 PE class, she'll always be Miss Short. |url=https://www.mamamia.com.au/brisbane-heat-captain-kirby-short/ |access-date=28 November 2020 |work=Mamamia |date=8 December 2017}} In 2019 she became deputy principal at MacGregor State High School in Brisbane.{{cite news |title=Kirby Short - Pro Cricketer *and* High School Deputy Principal |url=https://www.teachstarter.com/au/podcast/kirby-short-pro-cricketer-and-high-school-deputy-principal-au/ |access-date=28 November 2020 |work=Teachstarter |publisher=Teach Starter Pty Ltd |date=26 May 2019}}{{cite news |title=Short learns from past to attempt history |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/short-learns-from-past-to-attempt-history |access-date=28 November 2020 |work=SBS News |publisher=Special Broadcasting Service |date=25 January 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Short |first1=Kirby |title=The beauty of my double life |url=https://www.athletesvoice.com.au/kirby-short-beauty-of-my-double-life/ |access-date=28 November 2020 |work=AthletesVoice |date=2020}}
References
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External links
- {{Cricinfo|id=225716}}
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Category:Australian women cricketers
Category:Brisbane Heat (WBBL) cricketers
Category:Cricketers from Brisbane
Category:Queensland Fire cricketers