Roland Shortt
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| Full name | Roland Henry Shortt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 August 1898 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 August 1963 (aged 65) Dublin, Leinster, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1934 | Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 November 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roland Henry Shortt (7 August 1898 – 8 August 1963) was an Irish first-class cricketer.
Shortt was born at Dublin in August 1898, where he was educated in the city at The High School, Dublin.[1] Shortt first played club cricket in Dublin for Merrion Cricket Club, before leaving to play for Pembroke in 1922.[1] Shortt later made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Ireland against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Dublin in 1934.[2] Batting twice in the match, Shortt was dismissed without scoring in Ireland's first-innings by Denijs Morkel, while in their second-innings he was once again dismissed without scoring, this time by Reginald Butterworth.[3] He bowled 18 wicket-less overs for 44 runs in the MCC first-innings, while in their second-innings he dismissed Morkel, Brian Belle and Erroll Tremlett, finishing with figures of 3 for 22 from 8 overs.[3] He did not appear for Ireland after this match, but did continue to play club cricket for Pembroke until 1949, after which he joined YMCA.[1] Outside of cricket, he worked as a dentist.[1] He died at Dublin in August 1963, the day after his 65th birthday.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Player profile: Roland Henry Shortt". CricketEurope. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Roland Shortt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Ireland v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1934". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2018.