# Claire Polosak > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Claire_Polosak > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Claire_Polosak.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Polosak > Source revision: 1343559839 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Australian cricket umpire (born 1988) Claire Polosak Personal information Full name Claire Antonia Polosak Born (1988-04-07) 7 April 1988 (age 38) Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Role Umpire Umpiring information ODIs umpired 1 (2019) T20Is umpired 12 (2022) WTests umpired 3 (2021–2025) WODIs umpired 51 (2016–2026) WT20Is umpired 69 (2015–2026) Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 7 February 2024 **Claire Antonia Polosak** (born 7 April 1988) is an Australian [cricket umpire](/source/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](/source/2017_Women's_Cricket_World_Cup_Qualifier).[4] ## Career On 8 October 2017, she became the first woman to stand as an on-field umpire in a [men's domestic fixture in Australia](/source/Sheffield_Shield), in the match between [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales_cricket_team) and [Cricket Australia XI](/source/Cricket_Australia_XI) in the [2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_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](/source/England_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](/source/2018_ICC_Women's_World_Twenty20).[8] She was also one of the eight on-field umpires for the [2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two](/source/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](/source/One_Day_International) (ODI) match.[10][11] In May 2019, the [International Cricket Council](/source/International_Cricket_Council) named her as one of the eight women on the ICC Development Panel of Umpires.[12][13] In August 2019, she was named as one of the umpires to officiate in matches during the [2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier](/source/2019_ICC_Women's_World_Twenty20_Qualifier) tournament in Scotland.[14] 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](/source/2020_ICC_Women's_T20_World_Cup) in Australia.[15] On 28 November 2020, Polosak and [Eloise Sheridan](/source/Eloise_Sheridan) were the on-field umpires for the [final](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Women's_Big_Bash_League_season#Final) of the [2020–21 Women's Big Bash League season](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Women's_Big_Bash_League_season), the first time two female umpires officiated in a national final.[16] 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](/source/Fourth_umpire) in the third Test on [India's tour to Australia in 2020–21](/source/Indian_cricket_team_in_Australia_in_2020%E2%80%9321#3rd_Test).[17][18] In February 2022, she was named as one of the on-field umpires for the [2022 Women's Cricket World Cup](/source/2022_Women's_Cricket_World_Cup) in New Zealand.[19][20] On 9 September 2022, she stood in her first [Twenty20 International](/source/Twenty20_International) (T20I) match on 9 September 2022, between [Cook Islands and Samoa](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_ICC_Men's_T20_World_Cup_East_Asia-Pacific_Qualifier).[21] On 15 November 2023 Polosak became the first woman to umpire along with [Eloise Sheridan](/source/Eloise_Sheridan), a [Sheffield Shield](/source/Sheffield_Shield) match when she officiated in the match between [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia_cricket_team) and [South Australia](/source/South_Australia_cricket_team) at the [WACA Ground](/source/WACA_Ground).[22][23] In September 2024 she was named as part of an all-female officiating group for the [2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup](/source/2024_ICC_Women's_T20_World_Cup).[24] ## See also - [List of One Day International cricket umpires](/source/List_of_One_Day_International_cricket_umpires) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Claire Polosak"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/788811.html). *ESPN Cricinfo*. 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Retrieved 3 October 2024. v t e ICC Associates and Affiliates Umpire Panel P Smith VR Angara AR Maddela H Grewal RP Shah P Manning SB Ravindra M Jameson SG Chandiramani TH Dar Suresh Subramanian A Birss DO Agutu V Kalidas A Louw E Lassen BB Pradhan DN Subedi Rizwan Akram N Bathi M Prabhudesai EH Amoto R Asher V Babu KHS Atai S Mishra DH McLean I McDonald RG Milne AD Kassam Akbar Ali Khan SS Mannil Aasif Iqbal A Gajjar JA Lindo VP Mallela MD Kenni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Claire Polosak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Polosak) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Polosak?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.