Kirby Short Appointed Head of Female Cricket at Cricket Victoria

WBBL Champion Captain Takes on Leadership Role in Victoria

Former Brisbane Heat captain and two-time WBBL title winner Kirby Short has been named as the head of female cricket at Cricket Victoria, marking a major leadership move ahead of the upcoming domestic season. Short succeeds Sharelle McMahon, who stepped down from the position last year to return to netball in a high-performance role.

Short, 38, brings a wealth of experience to the role. She captained the Heat to consecutive WBBL championships in 2018-19 and 2019-20, and also led Queensland Fire in the WNCL. Known as a spinning allrounder, she featured in 67 WBBL matches before retiring from professional cricket in 2020.

From Queensland Icon to Victorian Leader

Despite her strong Queensland roots, Short expressed her enthusiasm for joining Victoria, citing personal ties to the state.

β€œπ‘΄π’š π’ˆπ’“π’‚π’π’…π’‡π’‚π’•π’‰π’†π’“, π‘΄π’Šπ’„π’Œ π‘―π’‚π’“π’—π’†π’š, π’ˆπ’“π’†π’˜ 𝒖𝒑 π’Šπ’ π‘­π’Šπ’•π’›π’“π’π’š 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’˜π’‚π’” 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 π‘½π’Šπ’„π’•π’π’“π’Šπ’‚π’,” 𝒔𝒉𝒆 π’”π’‚π’Šπ’…. β€œπ‘Ίπ’ π’Šπ’• π’”π’†π’†π’Žπ’” π’—π’†π’“π’š π’‡π’Šπ’•π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’‘π’“π’Šπ’—π’Šπ’π’†π’ˆπ’† 𝒐𝒇 π’„π’π’π’•π’“π’Šπ’ƒπ’–π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’‚π’…π’—π’‚π’π’„π’†π’Žπ’†π’π’• 𝒐𝒇 π’˜π’π’Žπ’†π’β€™π’” π’„π’“π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’• π’Šπ’ π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆.”

Since retirement, Short has stayed active in the cricketing world as a Queensland Cricket board director and as a broadcaster with Fox Sports and Channel Seven.

CV High Performance Team Welcomes Short

Cricket Victoria’s general manager of high performance, Graham Manou, expressed confidence in Short’s appointment, pointing to her extensive experience in elite cricket and strong leadership qualities.

β€œπ‘Ύπ’†β€™π’“π’† 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 π’˜π’†π’π’„π’π’Žπ’† π‘²π’Šπ’“π’ƒπ’š 𝒕𝒐 π‘ͺπ’“π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’• π‘½π’Šπ’„π’•π’π’“π’Šπ’‚ 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’˜π’‰π’‚π’• π’Šπ’” 𝒂 π’„π’“π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’„π’‚π’ 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆 π’Šπ’ 𝒐𝒖𝒓 π’„π’“π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’• π’‘π’†π’“π’‡π’π’“π’Žπ’‚π’π’„π’† π’‘π’“π’π’ˆπ’“π’‚π’Ž,” 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅. β€œπ‘²π’Šπ’“π’ƒπ’šβ€™π’” π’π’†π’‚π’…π’†π’“π’”π’‰π’Šπ’‘ π’’π’–π’‚π’π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’†π’”, π’„π’π’Žπ’ƒπ’Šπ’π’†π’… π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ 𝒉𝒆𝒓 π’†π’™π’•π’†π’π’”π’Šπ’—π’† π’†π’™π’‘π’†π’“π’Šπ’†π’π’„π’† π’Šπ’ π’†π’π’Šπ’•π’† π’„π’“π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’•, π’˜π’Šπ’π’ 𝒃𝒆 π’Šπ’π’—π’‚π’π’–π’‚π’ƒπ’π’† 𝒂𝒔 π’˜π’† π’„π’π’π’•π’Šπ’π’–π’† 𝒕𝒐 π’Šπ’π’—π’†π’”π’• π’Šπ’ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒆 π’˜π’π’Žπ’†π’β€™π’” π’„π’“π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’• π’Šπ’ 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆.”

Short now takes charge of a role that is pivotal to shaping the future of women’s cricket in Victoria, overseeing pathways, development, and elite performance programs.

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