{"id":86807,"date":"2025-11-20T08:39:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T06:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=86807"},"modified":"2025-11-20T08:39:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T06:39:18","slug":"player-profile-timothy-short-rondebosch-boys-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=86807","title":{"rendered":"Player Profile: Timothy Short (Rondebosch Boys’ High)"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"
Timothy Short being interviewed after a match. Photo: Rondebosch Boys’ High on Instagram.<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rondebosch Boys’ High<\/strong> has a lethal weapon in the form of their left-arm spinner, Timothy Short<\/strong>. He returns for a second year for the Western Province Khaya Majola squad<\/strong><\/a>, which will contest the inter-provincial week\u00a0in Bloemfontein from 16-21 December.<\/p>\n

Short, who often shares the new ball, has continued to turn the ball and has positively impacted the fortunes of ‘Bosch<\/strong><\/em> with his excellence.<\/p>\n

His ability to deliver influential bowling spells was on display when Rondebosch faced\u00a0Wynberg Boys’ High in a 50-over clash early in November<\/strong><\/a>. Short dismantled the Wynberg chase in the middle overs, snaring 4\/39 in nine overs.<\/p>\n

With Rondebosch defending 225\/9, it was mainly due to the spinner’s persistence that the Wynberg score collapsed from 163\/5 to 188 all out. In the same game, he also showed that he’s a more than useful middle order batsman, scoring an unbeaten 49.<\/p>\n

‘Bosch Head Coach, Rob Dalrymple<\/strong>, told SuperSport Schools<\/strong><\/a> that Short’s contributions extend beyond batting and bowling. “He is a natural leader and a strong academic, which saw Tim being elected as Deputy Head Boy of the school for 2026,” Dalrymple explained.<\/p>\n

“He has a high EQ, coupled with a strong competitive spirit. His excellent cricket awareness makes him a great asset both on and off the field.”<\/p>\n

Short’s passion for cricket began at a young age. He shared some of his fondest cricket-related memories, going back to his earliest recollections of the game:\u00a0“My earliest memory of cricket would be going to watch my dad play club cricket, and throwing a ball around on the side of the field.<\/p>\n

Cricket has run in the family. My grandpa played many years of first-class cricket, and my dad has always been super keen on cricket, so my passion for the game has always been there.<\/p>\n

“Lots of backyard cricket with my two brothers when I was younger ignited my competitive spirit and love for a good battle.”<\/p>\n

That’s the past. What about his future cricket ambitions? Short said he has a simple objective: “The only cricketing milestone in the near future that I am chasing is my first century for the Rondebosch 1st XI. Otherwise, I try not to think too far ahead and take each day as it comes.<\/p>\n

“One thing I want for my future in cricket is to remain assured of how I want to play the game, who I want to be, and what I want to represent.<\/p>\n

“Wherever I play, I want to make a positive impact on the people around me and, hopefully, step into more leadership roles down the line.<\/p>\n

“In my personal life, I want to continue to grow in my faith and my relationship with the Lord. I really want to strive to be grateful for every opportunity that He gives me, and I hope to share His truth by living my life.<\/p>\n

“Otherwise, I just want to stay true to myself and keep appreciating everything that people do for me.”<\/p>\n

While Timothy Short is an outstanding all-round player, he didn’t hesitate to identify areas of his game that he’s aiming to improve: “If I had to pinpoint something that needs work, it would be my agility and pace in the field, and my fielding while bowling,” he said candidly.<\/p>\n

Cricket South Africa has taken note of Short’s excellence. It earned him an invitation to the CSA National u17 Camp<\/strong>, which was held in Pretoria in September.<\/p>\n

With his honest nature, strong leadership qualities, and all-round game, and his experience of winning the Khaya Majola Week in 2024<\/strong><\/a>, Western Province will look to Timothy Short to be one of their team leaders in Bloemfontein when they aim for back-to-back provincial titles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rondebosch Boys’ High has a lethal weapon in the form of their left-arm spinner, Timothy Short. He returns for a second year for the Western Province Khaya Majola squad, which will contest the inter-provincial week\u00a0in Bloemfontein from 16-21 December. Short, who often shares the new ball, has continued to turn the ball and has positively […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":86808,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=86807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86807\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/86808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=86807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=86807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=86807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}