Bob Short (cricketer)

Bob Short
Personal information
Full name
Robert Leslie Short
Born (1948-09-12) 12 September 1948 (age 76)
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RelationsDavid Short (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1969–1970Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 11
Runs scored 355
Batting average 18.68
100s/50s –/1
Top score 58
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 January 2022

Robert 'Bob' Leslie Short (born 12 September 1948) is an English former first-class cricketer.

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.

  1. ^ The Cambridge University List of Members for the Year 1991. Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 1232. ISBN 9780521434683.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Bob Short". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Bob Short". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 January 2022.