D'Arcy Short Has Already Given Us A Contender For 2019's 'Run Out Of The Year'

It's a shame that D'Arcy Short isn't selected in the team despite 257 runs in 5 BBL games and that breathtaking run out

Arun Rawal
Jan 05, 2019

From Pat Cummins’ dive-and-throw in one quick motion, to Azhar Ali’s comical run out – we saw it all in 2018. We expect more spectacular run outs in 2019, with a lot of cricket throughout the year, especially with the World Cup round the corner. But right now, it’s the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) 2018-19, which has given us the first contender for ‘run out of the year’.

During the clash between Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Sixers on January 4, the former were looking for a wicket in an attempt to break the partnership between Daniel Hughes, and skipper Moises Henriques.

D’Arcy Short, who was in his second over, and trying to stop the boundaries, jammed a delivery into the block hole and Henriques missed it completely. Hughes called for a run, after the ball went to Mathew Wade’s right after hitting his pads. But Wade was quick to recover whereas Henriques was struggling to make his ground. The wicketkeeper lost his balance while trying to throw it to the non-striker’s end. The throw was wide, and Short dived to his right to stop the ball.

At that point the run out looked unlikely as Henriques wasn’t even looking to ground his bat. But while rolling over, Short managed a direct hit, catching Henriques completely by surprise, and sent him back to the pavilion.