Matthew Short
78Australia · OP · 2023 to 2026 · on scorecards: MW Short
BATTING
- Matches
- 23
- Innings
- 21
- Runs
- 462
- Average
- 22
- Strike rate
- 87.5
- High score
- 74
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 4
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 6
- Average
- 67.83
- Economy
- 5.28
- Strike rate
- 77
- Best figures
- 3/36
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 10 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Matthew Short played 22 ODIs for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 2023 to 2026. The first came against India at null, with a score of 2, and the last against Bangladesh at Shere Bangla National Stadium in 2026.
The highest score in the archive is 74 from 78 balls against India at Adelaide Oval in 2025, in a match Australia won. In all: 4 fifties. At home the average was 27.9 across 8 ODIs; away it was 15.3 across 13 ODIs, markedly stronger at home.
The most runs came against England: 164 runs at 41.0 in 5 ODIs. Gaddafi Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 3 ODIs and 78 runs at 26.0. Australia won 10 of the ODIs Matthew Short played and lost 12.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 22 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | 78 | India | Adelaide Oval | 2025 | Won |
| 63 | 66 | England | Gaddafi Stadium | 2025 | Won |
| 58 | 30 | England | County Ground | 2024 | Won |
| 55 | 76 | Pakistan | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 2026 | Lost |
| 41 | 55 | West Indies | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2024 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/36 | 8 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 2026 | Won |
| 1/23 | 7 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 2026 | Lost |
| 1/39 | 9 | Sri Lanka | R Premadasa Stadium | 2025 | Lost |
| 1/68 | 10 | England | Trent Bridge | 2024 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 0/1 | 4 | 18.00 |
| England | 5 | 164 | 41.00 | 0/2 | 1 | 101.00 |
| India | 5 | 123 | 24.60 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 64.00 |
| West Indies | 2 | 41 | 41.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 8 | 195 | 27.86 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Away | 13 | 184 | 15.33 | 0/2 | 6 | 49.33 |
| Neutral | 1 | 63 | 63.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaddafi Stadium | 3 | 78 | 26.00 | 0/1 | 4 | 16.50 |
| Adelaide Oval | 2 | 93 | 46.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 2 | 71 | 35.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Perth Stadium | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 64.00 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 2023 at
- Latest in the archive: v Bangladesh, 2026 at Shere Bangla National Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 8 November 1995
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 528
- Ducks
- 4
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 1st
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 93.6
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 80.4
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 20.6
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 36.5
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 513 balls faced in that period.
Want to pick Matthew Short in your XI?
PLAY THE CHASE →