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Claire Polosak
Personal information
Full name
Claire Antonia Polosak
Born (1988-04-07) 7 April 1988 (age 36)
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
RoleUmpire
Umpiring information
ODIs umpired1 (2019)
WODIs umpired17 (2016–2019)
WT20Is umpired33 (2015–2020)
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 7 January 2021

Claire Antonia Polosak (born 7 April 1988) is an Australian cricket umpire.[1][2] Polosak is a school teacher by profession.[3] In January 2017, she was one of the 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]

On 28 November 2020, Polosak and Eloise Sheridan were the on-field umpires for the final of the 2020–21 Women's Big Bash League season, the first time two female umpires officiated in a national final.[15] She became the first female match official to officiate in a men’s Test match in January 2021, when she stood as the fourth umpire in the third Test on India's tour to Australia in 2020–21.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Claire Polosak". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. ^ Claire Polosak at CricketArchive (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Female umpires to stand in Women's World T20". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Polosak set to become first female umpire in domestic men's game". ESPN Cricinfo. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Claire Polosak makes umpiring history by standing in men's match". BBC Sport. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  7. ^ Hoult, Nick (12 January 2018). "Female umpire Claire Polosak makes history once again". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  8. ^ "11th team for next month's ICC Women's World T20 revealed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  9. ^ "All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Claire Polosak to become first female umpire in men's ODI". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  11. ^ "ICC welcomes first female match referee and boosts numbers on development panel". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  12. ^ "GS Lakshmi becomes first woman to be ICC match referee". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  14. ^ "ICC announces Match Officials for all league matches". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Five NSWCUSA Members Appointed to WBBL06 Final". New South Wales Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  16. ^ "India vs Australia: Claire Polosak set to become first female match official in men's Test match". Hindustan Times. 6 January 2021.
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