Robert 'Bob' Leslie Short (born 12 September 1948) is an English former first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Robert Leslie Short | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 September 1948 Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | David Short (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1969–1970 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 January 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Short was born at Chesterfield in September 1948. He was educated at Denstone College, before going up to Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1969 and 1970, making eleven appearances against.[2] Playing as a batsman in the Cambridge side, Short scored 355 runs at an average of 18.68; he recorded one half century, a score of 58, which was his only score above fifty.[3] His brother, David, played first-class cricket at county level.
References edit
- ^ The Cambridge University List of Members for the Year 1991. Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 1232. ISBN 9780521434683.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Bob Short". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Bob Short". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 January 2022.