Kirby Short's great uncle was the youngest member of Don Bradman's 1948 Invincibles team, and now the Brisbane Heat captain has the chance to create her own history on Saturday.
The great-niece of former Australian vice-captain Neil Harvey, Short has had sports in her veins since she was a child with her mum also an Australian softball representative.
A teenage softballer herself, Short has now made her name in cricket and will attempt to captain the Heat to their maiden women's Big Bash League title when they play the Sixers on Sydney's Drummoyne Oval.
"I think an appreciation of sport has always been really prominent in my family which helps you appreciate the work ethic and being involved and giving your best in the team," Short told AAP.
"It's nice to have pedigree and it's nice to have people who are talented and coordinated but people who play elite sport understand that only gets you so far.
"You have to work your butt off and that's probably where the learning is less about pedigree and more about the mental approach from the upbringing."
It's been a busy week for Short, who still works full-time as a teacher and this week began her first day on the job as a deputy principal in Brisbane.
It's helped her keep her cool ahead of the final, where the Heat come up against a Sixers side that has won the last two titles in a competition where the trophy has never left Sydney.
"If we happen to be the first team to get the trophy out of Sydney, that would be a massive honour," said Short, who played in Queensland's only other tournament win, the T20 Cup in 2013-14.
