Claire Polosak
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| Full name | Claire Antonia Polosak |
| Born | 7 April 1988 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia |
| Role | Umpire |
| Umpiring information | |
| ODIs umpired | 1 (2019) |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 27 April 2019 | |
Claire Antonia Polosak (born 7 April 1988) is an Australian cricket umpire.[1][2] She stood as umpire in one Women's Twenty20 International.[3] In January 2017, she was one of four female umpires named by the ICC to stand in matches in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier.[4]
On 8 October 2017, she became the first woman to stand as an onfield umpire in a men's domestic fixture in Australia, when she was one of the umpires in the match between New South Wales and Cricket Australia XI in the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup.[5][6] On 11 January 2018, she became the first woman to umpire a match involving the England men's cricket team, when she stood in a one-day warm up match between England and a Cricket Australia XI.[7]
In October 2018, she was named as one of the twelve on-field umpires for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[8] In April 2019, she was named as one of the eight on-field umpires for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[9] She was appointed as one of the on-field umpires for the final, becoming the first woman to stand in a men's One Day International (ODI) match.[10] In May 2019, the International Cricket Council named her as one of the eight women on the ICC Development Panel of Umpires.[11][12] In August 2019, she was named as one of the umpires to officiate in matches during the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[13] In February 2020, the ICC named her as one of the umpires to officiate in matches during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[14]
Polosak is a school teacher by profession.[15]
See also
References
- ^ http://m.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/788811.html
- ^ https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1729/1729561/1729561.html
- ^ https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1729/1729561/statistics_lists.html
- ^ "Four female officials appointed for next month's ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier in Colombo". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Polosak set to become first female umpire in domestic men's game". ESPN Cricinfo. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Claire Polosak makes umpiring history by standing in men's match". BBC Sport. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ Hoult, Nick (12 January 2018). "Female umpire Claire Polosak makes history once again". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "11th team for next month's ICC Women's World T20 revealed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Claire Polosak to become first female umpire in men's ODI". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "ICC welcomes first female match referee and boosts numbers on development panel". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "GS Lakshmi becomes first woman to be ICC match referee". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "ICC announces Match Officials for all league matches". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Female umpires to stand in Women's World T20". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
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