{{short description|Australian cricket umpire (born 1988)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Claire Polosak | image = | country = Australia | fullname = Claire Antonia Polosak | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|4|7|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Goulburn, New South Wales]], Australia | death_date = | death_place = | batting = | role = [[Umpire (cricket)|Umpire]] | umpire = true | odisumpired = 1 | umpodidebutyr = 2019 | umpodilastyr = | t20isumpired = 12 | umpt20idebutyr = 2022 | umpt20ilastyr = | wtestsumpired = 3 | umpwtestdebutyr = 2021 | umpwtestlastyr = 2025 | wodisumpired = 51 | umpwodidebutyr = 2016 | umpwodilastyr = 2026 | wt20isumpired = 69 | umpwt20idebutyr = 2015 | umpwt20ilastyr = 2026 | date = 7 February 2024 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/788811.html ESPN Cricinfo }} '''Claire Antonia Polosak''' (born 7 April 1988) is an Australian [[cricket umpire]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/788811.html|title=Claire Polosak |accessdate=7 January 2021 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cricketarchive|id=1729561}}</ref> Polosak is a school teacher by profession.<ref>{{cite web|title=Female umpires to stand in Women's World T20|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-womens-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/976829.html|publisher=[[ESPN Cricinfo]]|accessdate=27 February 2016}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="2017Qual">{{cite web |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2017/media-releases/97600/four-female-officials-appointed-for-next-months-icc-womens-world-cup-qualifier-in-colombo |title=Four female officials appointed for next month's ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier in Colombo |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=25 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128122048/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2017/media-releases/97600/four-female-officials-appointed-for-next-months-icc-womens-world-cup-qualifier-in-colombo |archive-date=28 January 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Career== On 8 October 2017, she became the first woman to stand as an on-field umpire in a [[Sheffield Shield|men's domestic fixture in Australia]], in the match between [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] and [[Cricket Australia XI]] in the [[2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup]].<ref name="first">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/polosak-set-to-become-first-female-umpire-in-domestic-men-s-game-1122926 |title=Polosak set to become first female umpire in domestic men's game |date=4 October 2017 |accessdate=4 October 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref name="BBC">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41542591 |title=Claire Polosak makes umpiring history by standing in men's match |date=8 October 2017 |accessdate=8 October 2017 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> On 11 January 2018, she became the first woman to umpire a match involving the [[England cricket team|England men's cricket team]], when she stood in a one-day warm up match between England and a Cricket Australia XI.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hoult|first1=Nick|title=Female umpire Claire Polosak makes history once again|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/female-umpire-claire-polosak-makes-history-once-again-20180111-h0h4ar.html|accessdate=12 January 2018|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=12 January 2018}}</ref>
She was one of the twelve on-field umpires for the [[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/887510 |title=11th team for next month's ICC Women's World T20 revealed |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=25 October 2018}}</ref> She was also one of the eight on-field umpires for the [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] tournament in Namibia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1173815 |title=All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=11 April 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1199543 |title=Claire Polosak to become first female umpire in men's ODI |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/claire-polosak-to-make-history-as-first-female-umpire-in-a-men-s-odi-1182240 |title=Claire Polosak to make history as first female umpire in a men's ODI |work=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref> In May 2019, the [[International Cricket Council]] named her as one of the eight women on the ICC Development Panel of Umpires.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1219995 |title=ICC welcomes first female match referee and boosts numbers on development panel |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=14 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26742660/gs-lakshmi-becomes-first-woman-icc-match-referee |title=GS Lakshmi becomes first woman to be ICC match referee |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=14 May 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1319297 |title=Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=21 August 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1607955 |title=ICC announces Match Officials for all league matches |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=12 February 2020}}</ref>
On 28 November 2020, Polosak and [[Eloise Sheridan]] were the on-field umpires for the [[2020–21 Women's Big Bash League season#Final|final]] of the [[2020–21 Women's Big Bash League season]], the first time two female umpires officiated in a national final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nswcusa.cricketnsw.com.au/five-nswcusa-members-appointed-to-wbbl06-final/ |title=Five NSWCUSA Members Appointed to WBBL06 Final |work=New South Wales Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association |accessdate=28 November 2020}}</ref> She became the first female to be involved as an umpire in a men’s Test match in January 2021, when she was the [[fourth umpire]] in the third Test on [[Indian cricket team in Australia in 2020–21#3rd Test|India's tour to Australia in 2020–21]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/india-vs-australia-claire-polosak-set-to-become-first-female-match-official-in-men-s-test-match/story-a9q4dFzyBeDNXb7St0DSRK.html|title=India vs Australia: Claire Polosak set to become first female match official in men's Test match|work=Hindustan Times|date= 6 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/aus-vs-ind-3rd-test-scg-umpire-claire-polosak-makes-history-as-first-woman-to-officiate-in-a-men-s-test-1246736 |title=Claire Polosak becomes first woman to officiate in a men's Test in its 144-year history |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=17 December 2024 |date=7 January 2024}}</ref>
In February 2022, she was named as one of the on-field umpires for the [[2022 Women's Cricket World Cup]] in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/icc-match-officials-world-cup-new-zealand |title=Eight women among 15 Match Officials named for ICC World Cup 2022 |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2497729 |title=Match officials chosen for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref> On 9 September 2022, she stood in her first [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) match on 9 September 2022, between [[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier|Cook Islands and Samoa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1333919.html |title=2nd Match, Port Vila, September 09, 2022, ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier A |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=10 September 2022}}</ref>
On 15 November 2023 Polosak became the first woman to umpire along with [[Eloise Sheridan]], a [[Sheffield Shield]] match when she officiated in the match between [[Western Australia cricket team|Western Australia]] and [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]] at the [[WACA Ground]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gates |first1=Zachary |title='Break down barriers': Two female umpires to create history in Australian cricket |url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/cricket/news-sheffield-shield-2023-umpires-claire-polosak-eloise-sheridan-on-field-officials/4ed827c5-0978-4f66-b58e-4cf283cadb10 |access-date=17 November 2023 |work=WWOS |date=18 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Female umpires Polosak and Sheridan to break new ground in Sheffield Shield |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sheffield-shield-2023-24-female-umpires-polosak-and-sheridan-to-break-new-ground-in-sheffield-shield-1403903 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 November 2023}}</ref>
In September 2024 she was named as part of an all-female officiating group for the [[2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/womens-t20-worldcup/news/all-female-panel-of-match-officials-announced-for-women-s-t20-world-cup-2024 |title=All-female panel of match officials announced for Women's T20 World Cup 2024 |work=International Cricket Council |date=24 September 2024 |access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref>
==See also== * [[List of One Day International cricket umpires]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
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