Arthur Martin Short (born 27 September 1947) is a former South African cricketer. He never played Test cricket for South Africa but was selected on the 1970 squad to tour England[1] and the 1971–72 squad to tour Australia.[2] Both trips were cancelled.
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| Full name | Arthur Martin Short | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 September 1947 Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–67 to 1968–69, 1973–74 to 1974–75 | Eastern Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–67 to 1969–70 | South African Universities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969–70 to 1972–73 | Natal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 October 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
An opening batsman, Short played first-class cricket in South Africa from 1966 to 1975.[3] He top-scored for Natal in their match against the touring Australians in February 1970, scoring 78 and impressing the national selectors.[4]
References
edit- ^ Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Sporting Handbooks Ltd. 1971. p. 141.
- ^ "When people power sunk South Africa". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ "Arthur Short". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ Wisden 1971, pp. 898–99.
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