Claire Polosak becomes first female umpire to officiate men’s ODI

  • Claire Polosak of Australia became the first female umpire to officiate in a men’s one-day international at the ICC World Cricket League Division Two on April 27, 2019.
  • Polosak officiated the unpiring in the final between tournament hosts Namibia and Oman.
  • The 31-year-old became the first woman to umpire an Australian men’s domestic fixture in October 2017.
  • She has overseen 15 women’s ODIs and stood in the semi-final of the Women’s World Twenty20 in 2018.
  • Polosak and Eloise Sheridan became the first female umpires to officiate on-field together in a professional match in Australia in last year’s Women’s Big Bash League.

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