Matt Short
Player for Adelaide Strikers Men. Listed on scorecards as MW Short.
Key facts
- Matt Short has played 159 Men's T20 matches in our records, and is in the Adelaide Strikers Men squad.
- Matt Short has scored 4,254 Men's T20 runs in 154 innings at an average of 30.17 and a strike rate of 144.6, with a highest score of 121* and 30 scores of 50 or more.
- Of Matt Short's 141 Men's T20 dismissals, 62% have been caught and 18% bowled.
- Matt Short has taken 74 Men's T20 wickets in 106 innings at an economy rate of 7.86, with best figures of 5/22.
- In their last 50 Men's T20 innings, Matt Short has reached 30 22 times (44%).
- Matt Short has made 70 or more in each of their last 2 Men's T20 innings.
- Matt Short's next match is for Adelaide Strikers Men against Sydney Thunder Men at Manuka Oval on Wednesday 16 December 2026 (BBL).
Matt Short elsewhere: ESPNcricinfoCricketArchive
Matches
159
last played 16 Jul 2026
Runs
4254
ave 30.2 · SR 144.6
Wickets
74
econ 7.86 · best 5/22
Highest score
121*
27 fifties · 3 hundreds
Batting
- Innings
- 154 (13 not out)
- Runs
- 4254 off 2943 balls
- Average
- 30.17
- Strike rate
- 144.55
- Highest score
- 121*
- 50s / 100s
- 27 / 3
- 4s / 6s
- 356 / 193
- Boundary %
- 18.7% of balls faced
Bowling
- Innings
- 106
- Overs
- 252
- Wickets
- 74
- Average
- 26.76
- Economy
- 7.86 runs per 6 balls
- Strike rate
- 20.4 balls per wicket
- Best figures
- 5/22
- 3+ wickets
- 7
- Dot balls
- 33.1%
Recent innings latest first
| Date | Against | Runs | Balls | How out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2026 | Washington Freedom | 121* | 56 | not out |
| 15 Jul 2026 | Los Angeles Knight Riders | 94* | 62 | not out |
| 11 Jul 2026 | Seattle Orcas | 43 | 36 | c MP Stoinis b Jasdeep Singh |
| 10 Jul 2026 | Los Angeles Knight Riders | 43 | 30 | c JN Hamilton b Ali Khan |
| 8 Jul 2026 | MI New York | 19* | 25 | not out |
Recent bowling latest first
| Date | Against | Figures | Overs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2026 | Washington Freedom | 0/12 | 1 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | Los Angeles Knight Riders | 1/18 | 2 |
| 11 Jul 2026 | Seattle Orcas | 1/35 | 3 |
| 10 Jul 2026 | Los Angeles Knight Riders | 1/26 | 3 |
| 8 Jul 2026 | MI New York | 3/24 | 4 |
How out 141 dismissals in 154 innings · 13 not out
| Dismissal | Times | % of dismissals |
|---|---|---|
| Caught | 87 | 62% |
| Bowled | 25 | 18% |
| LBW | 14 | 10% |
| Caught & bowled | 6 | 4% |
| Run out | 6 | 4% |
| Stumped | 3 | 2% |
| Dismissed most by | Times |
|---|---|
| F Ahmed | 3 |
| Nathan Ellis | 3 |
| Tom Curran | 2 |
Run outs every run out with Matt Short at the crease
| Matt Short was | Involved | Run out themselves | Partner run out |
|---|---|---|---|
| On strike | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Non-striker | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 8 | 6 | 2 |
"On strike" and "non-striker" are where Matt Short was when the ball was bowled; scorecards don't record which end the run out happened at.
By phase
| Phase | Batting strike rate | Balls faced | Bowling economy | Balls bowled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powerplay | 145.2 | 1516 | 7.79 | 576 |
| Middle | 139.9 | 1166 | 7.37 | 764 |
| Death | 161.7 | 261 | 10.26 | 172 |
How often last 50 innings at most
| Batting | 10+ | 20+ | 30+ | 50+ | 70+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 inns | 70% | 58% | 44% | 24% | 10% |
| Bowling | 1+ wkts | 2+ wkts | 3+ wkts | 4+ wkts | 5+ wkts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 inns | 56% | 20% | 12% | 4% | 2% |
Matt Short's Men's T20 figures from every match in the database, up to 16 Jul 2026. Teams: Adelaide Strikers Men. These figures are updated as new results are added.
Adelaide Strikers Men squad-mates
Matt Short's team-mates in the Adelaide Strikers Men squad, with their Men's T20 figures. Click a column heading to sort.
| Player | Role | M | Runs | SR | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haris Rauf | – | 246 | 355 | 97.3 | 328 | 8.62 |
| Mark Chapman | – | 225 | 4534 | 139.2 | 14 | 7.91 |
| Alex Carey | – | 117 | 2549 | 130.1 | – | – |
| Ben Stokes | – | 117 | 2309 | 135.5 | 73 | 8.69 |
| Lloyd Pope | – | 67 | 18 | 40.0 | 75 | 8.53 |
| Mackenzie Harvey | – | 50 | 765 | 116.1 | – | – |
| Jason Sangha | – | 42 | 882 | 118.7 | 5 | 8.70 |
| Henry Thornton | – | 35 | 56 | 91.8 | 51 | 8.67 |
| Thomas Kelly | – | 34 | 409 | 118.2 | – | – |
| Jerrssis Wadia | – | 7 | 52 | 136.8 | 2 | 7.58 |
| Liam Scott | – | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| Tom Straker | – | 0 | – | – | – | – |