Claire Polosak
Personal information
Full name
Claire Antonia Polosak
Born (1988-04-07) 7 April 1988
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
RoleUmpire
Umpiring information
ODIs umpired1 (2019)
T20Is umpired12 (2022)
WTests umpired1 (2021)
WODIs umpired29 (2016–2023)
WT20Is umpired52 (2015–2023)
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 24 February 2023

Claire Antonia Polosak (born 7 April 1988) is an Australian cricket umpire.[1][2] Polosak is a school teacher by profession.[3] 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 on-field 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]

She was 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 to be involved as an umpire 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]

In February 2022, she was named as one of the on-field umpires for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[17][18] On 9 September 2022, she stood in her first Twenty20 International (T20I) match on 9 September 2022, between Cook Islands and Samoa.[19]

On 15 November 2023 Polosak became the first woman to umpire a Sheffield Shield match when she officiated in the match between Western Australia and South Australia at the WACA Ground.[20][21]

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.
  17. "Eight women among 15 Match Officials named for ICC World Cup 2022". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  18. "Match officials chosen for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  19. "2nd Match, Port Vila, September 09, 2022, ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier A". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  20. Gates, Zachary (18 October 2023). "'Break down barriers': Two female umpires to create history in Australian cricket". WWOS. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  21. "13th Match, Perth, November 15-18, 2023, Sheffield Shield". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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