Matt Short earns another Victorian cricket contract

Short emerged as a big improver as a batting all-rounder for Victoria in 2018-19.

He played in the team which defeated New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield final at the Junction Oval.

Originally from Ballarat Cricket Association reigning firsts premier East Ballarat, Short plays with Northcote in Victorian Premier Cricket.

Full men's squad:

Aaron Ayre - Essendon

Scott Boland - Frankston Peninsula

Jackson Coleman - Melbourne

Xavier Crone - Carlton

Travis Dean - Footscray

Zak Evans - Ringwood

Andrew Fekete - Camberwell

Aaron Finch* - Geelong

Sebastian Gotch - Melbourne

Peter Handscomb (c)* - St Kilda

Sam Harper - Melbourne

Marcus Harris* - St Kilda

Mackenzie Harvey - Carlton

Jon Holland - Frankston Peninsula

Nic Maddinson - St Kilda

Glenn Maxwell* - Fitzroy Doncaster

Tom O'Connell - Monash Tigers

James Pattinson* - Dandenong

Will Pucovski - Melbourne

Jake Reed - Geelong

Matthew Short - Northcote

Peter Siddle - Dandenong

Will Sutherland - Prahran

Chris Tremain - Melbourne

Eamonn Vines - Geelong

Sam Elliott (Rookie contract) - Fitzroy Doncaster

Jake Fraser-McGurk (rookie contract) - Monash Tigers

Jonathan Merlo (rookie contract) - St Kilda

Ed Newman (rookie contract) - Dandenong

Mitchell Perry (rookie contract) - Monash Tigers

Patrick Rowe (rookie contract) - St Kilda

*Cricket Australian contract