{{short description|Australian cricket umpire (born 1985)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Eloise Sheridan | image = | country = Australia | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|09|03}} | birth_place = Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | death_date = | death_place = | batting = | role = Umpire | umpire = true | t20isumpired = | umpt20idebutyr = | umpt20ilastyr = | wtestsumpired = 4 | umpwtestdebutyr = 2022 | umpwtestlastyr = 2026 | wodisumpired = 29 | umpwodidebutyr = 2021 | umpwodilastyr = 2025 | wt20isumpired = 39 | umpwt20idebutyr = 2019 | umpwt20ilastyr = 2026 | date = 7 February 2024 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1169355.html Cricinfo }} '''Eloise Sheridan''' (born 3 September 1985) is an Australian cricket umpire who is part of the Development Panel of ICC Umpires.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1169355.html |title=Eloise Sheridan |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.community.cricket.com.au/umpire/news/umpire-eloise-sheridan-appointed-to-the-icc-development-panel/2019-05-15 |title=Umpire Eloise Sheridan appointed to the ICC Development Panel |work=Community Cricket |access-date=26 November 2020 |archive-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124162630/https://www.community.cricket.com.au/umpire/news/umpire-eloise-sheridan-appointed-to-the-icc-development-panel/2019-05-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldtwenty20.com/media-releases/1219995 |title=ICC welcomes first female match referee and boosts numbers on development panel |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=26 November 2020 |archive-date=21 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221100954/https://www.worldtwenty20.com/media-releases/1219995 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Career== In December 2018, Sheridan and Claire Polosak became the first pair of female umpires to stand in a competitive match in Australia, when they officiated in the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/953386 |title=Claire Polosak, Eloise Sheridan make history in Australia |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref> In February 2019, Sheridan and Mary Waldron became the first female umpires to stand in a men's grade cricket match, during a fixture in the South Australian Grade Cricket League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/female-umpire-duo-to-make-history-in-adelaide/story-8mJ1q8WgyHvDUXRM7RlCQL.html |title=Female umpire duo to make history in Adelaide |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/mary-waldron-eloise-sheridan-women-umpire-duo-1455889-2019-02-14 |title=Eloise Sheridan and Mary Waldron first women umpire duo to officiate men's match |work=India Today |access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref> Sheridan was also one of the umpires for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland, her first international appointment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.saca.com.au/news/sheridan-appointed-to-icc-tournament/2019-08-22 |title=Sheridan to umpire ICC T20 qualifiers |work=South Australian Cricket Association |access-date=26 November 2020 |archive-date=21 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221101008/https://www.saca.com.au/news/sheridan-appointed-to-icc-tournament/2019-08-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On 28 November 2020, Sheridan and Claire Polosak 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.<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 |access-date=28 November 2020 |archive-date=27 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127221849/https://nswcusa.cricketnsw.com.au/five-nswcusa-members-appointed-to-wbbl06-final/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In January 2022, Sheridan was named as one of the on-field umpires for the one-off Women's Test match as part of the Ashes series between Australia and England, her first appointment at Test match level.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.community.cricket.com.au/umpire/news/wint-match-officials/2022-01-19 |title=Women's Ashes & A-Series Match Officials |work=Cricket Network |access-date=26 January 2022 |archive-date=26 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126151519/https://www.community.cricket.com.au/umpire/news/wint-match-officials/2022-01-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
She was 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 |archive-date=22 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222094833/https://www.womenscriczone.com/icc-match-officials-world-cup-new-zealand/ |url-status=dead }}</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 15 November 2023, Sheridan was one of the first two women, along with Claire Polosak, to umpire a Sheffield Shield match when she officiated in the match between Western Australia and 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 |access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sheridan, Eloise}} Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Australian cricket umpires Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Women cricket umpires