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| Full name | Arthur Martin Short | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1947-09-27) 27 September 1947 (age 77) 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 and the 1971–72 squad to tour Australia. Both trips were cancelled.
An opening batsman, Short played first-class cricket in South Africa from 1966 to 1975. He top-scored for Natal in their match against the touring Australians in February 1970, scoring 78 and impressing the national selectors.
References
- 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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