John 'Jack' Francis Short (born 12 April 1951) is a former Irish first-class

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er and civil servant. Short was born at

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in April 1951, where he was educated at Presentation Brothers College. After completing his secondary education, he studied mathematics and statistics at

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. He graduated in 1974 and took up a post in the Irish civil service. Playing his club cricket for

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, Short made his debut in

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for

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against

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in 1974. He played in Ireland's first ever List A match in 1980, when Ireland played

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in the Gillette Cup. He played first-class and List A cricket for Ireland until 1980, making eleven appearances in first-class cricket and five in List A cricket. In first-class cricket as an opening batsman, he scored 533 runs at a

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of 33.31, with a high score of 114. This score, which was his only first-class

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, came against Scotland in 1975. In List A cricket, he scored 97 runs with a high score of 37. His playing career for Ireland came to an end in 1984, when he accepted a position with the

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in Paris. He played club cricket in Paris for

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, as well as representing

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in minor matches against the

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and

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Short, Jack 1951 births Living people Sportspeople from Cork (city) People educated at Presentation Brothers College, Cork Alumni of University College Cork Cricketers from County Cork Irish cricketers Irish civil servants OECD officials Irish expatriates in France French cricketers