Kim Cotton becomes first female on-field umpire in full-member men’s international cricket match

Kim Cotton, of New Zealand, became the first female on-field umpire in a full-member men’s international cricket match on Wednesday as she came out to officiate in the second T20 between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Dunedin.

Cotton, a veteran in women’s cricket, has officiated in 54 women’s T20Is and 24 women’s ODIs since 2018, both as an on-field and TV umpire. Cotton was also recently one of the on-field umpires during the Women’s T20 World Cup final in February.

In June 2021, Australia’s Claire Polosak became the first female umpire to officiate a men’s Test when she worked as the fourth umpire during India vs Australia match in Sydney. Coming to the match, New Zealand won by nine wickets to level the three-game series 1-1. Read all the  Latest News ,  Trending News ,  Cricket News ,  Bollywood News ,  India News  and  Entertainment News  here. Follow us on  Facebook ,  Twitter  and  Instagram .