Claire Polosak

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]

Polosak is a school teacher by profession.[8]

References

  1. ↑ http://m.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/788811.html
  2. ↑ https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1729/1729561/1729561.html
  3. ↑ https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1729/1729561/statistics_lists.html
  4. ↑ "Four female officials appointed for next month's ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier in Colombo". International Cricket Council. 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. ↑ "Female umpires to stand in Women's World T20". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
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