D'Arcy Short facts for kids

D'Arcy Short, born on August 9, 1990, is an Australian cricketer. He plays for the Australian national team in special types of cricket games called One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). In Australia, he plays for teams like Western Australia and the Adelaide Strikers. D'Arcy first played for Australia internationally in February 2018.

Quick facts for kids
D'Arcy Short

Short in 2018 in a T20I
Personal information
Full name	D'Arcy John Matthew Short
Born	(1990-08-09) 9 August 1990 (age 35) Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm unorthodox spin
Role	Opening batter
International information
National side	Australia (2018–2020)
ODI debut (cap 177)	16 June 2018 v England
Last ODI	13 March 2020 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 90)	3 February 2018 v New Zealand
Last T20I	8 December 2020 v India
T20I shirt no.	23
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2011/12–2024/25	Western Australia
2016/17–2022/23	Hobart Hurricanes
2018	Rajasthan Royals
2019	Durham
2021	Hampshire
2021	Trent Rockets
2023/24–present	Adelaide Strikers
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 8 23 25 69 Runs scored 211 642 1,261 2,000 Batting average 30.14 30.57 31.52 33.33 100s/50s 0/1 0/4 0/8 4/7 Top score 69 76 87 257 Balls bowled 90 114 1,819 1,482 Wickets 0 3 28 37 Bowling average – 50.33 44.03 41.91 5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0 10 wickets in match – 0 0 0 Best bowling – 1/13 3/78 3/53 Catches/stumpings 2/– 8/– 21/– 24/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 January 2024

D'Arcy Short's Early Life

• D'Arcy Short was born in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia.
• He moved to Darwin when he was about four years old.
• D'Arcy is from an Indigenous Australian background.
• His family comes from the Migunberri people.
• His parents owned an indoor sports center in Darwin.
• D'Arcy grew up playing indoor cricket there.
• He then moved on to play in local cricket leagues.
• At 16, he traveled between Darwin and Adelaide to play in a higher league.
• Later, he moved to Perth to get more chances to play at a professional level.

Playing for Teams in Australia and Around the World

Starting His Cricket Journey

• D'Arcy first played in a major one-day game in November 2011.
• He played for Western Australia against New South Wales.
• He scored 3 runs and took two wickets in that game.
• One of his wickets was on only his second ball!
• In February 2010, D'Arcy played for Western Australia in the Futures League.
• This was after he played well for the Northern Territory.
• He also joined an Indigenous Australian cricket team.
• This team toured England in 2009.
• In March 2011, D'Arcy won an award as the Indigenous Cricketer of the Year.

Big Bash League Success

• D'Arcy played his first first-class game for Western Australia in November 2016.
• He then made his Twenty20 (T20) debut for Hobart Hurricanes in December 2016.
• In that game, he scored a fast 61 runs off just 29 balls.
• On January 10, 2018, D'Arcy made a record score in the Big Bash League.
• He scored 122 runs without being out against Brisbane Heat.
• This was the highest score by one player in a Big Bash League match at that time.
• During that tournament, D'Arcy scored a total of 578 runs.
• He had five half-centuries and one century.
• This was the most runs ever scored by a player in the competition's history.
• He also took 3 wickets and was named the Player of the Tournament.

Playing for Teams Overseas

• In January 2018, the Rajasthan Royals team bought D'Arcy for the Indian Premier League.
• In March 2019, D'Arcy joined Durham for the T20 Blast season in England.
• He scored 46 runs and took 2 wickets in his first game for Durham.
• In May 2021, he signed with Hampshire Hawks for their T20 Blast season.
• D'Arcy also played for Trent Rockets in the first season of The Hundred in 2021.
• In July 2022, he joined the Dambulla Giants for the Lanka Premier League in Sri Lanka.

Playing for Australia

International Debut

• In January 2018, D'Arcy was chosen for Australia's Twenty20 International (T20I) team.
• This was for a special series of games called the Trans-Tasman Tri-Series.
• He played his first T20I game for Australia against New Zealand on February 3, 2018.

Key Performances and Records

• D'Arcy scored a winning 76 runs against New Zealand in the same series.
• Australia chased down a huge score of 243 runs in that game.
• D'Arcy and David Warner scored 121 runs together for the first wicket.
• Australia won the match, making it the highest successful chase in T20I history.
• D'Arcy was named the man of the match for his great batting.
• In May 2018, D'Arcy was picked for Australia's One Day International (ODI) team.
• He made his ODI debut against England on June 16, 2018.
• In June 2018, D'Arcy and Aaron Finch set a new record.
• They had the highest opening partnership ever in a T20I match, scoring 223 runs.
• D'Arcy scored 46 runs in that partnership.
• This 223-run partnership was also the highest for any wicket in a T20I game.
• Australia won that match by 100 runs, which was their biggest win in T20Is.
• In July 2020, D'Arcy was part of a group of players training for a possible tour to England.
• He later played for Australia in a T20I series against India.