In A Historic First, Australia’s Claire Polosak Will Become The First Woman Umpire In A Men’s ODI Match

When Claire Polosak stands on the pitch as an umpire for an ODI match between Namibia and Oman today, she will be creating history.

It will be the first time a woman will officiate a men’s One Day International.

Polosak will be the umpire for World Cricket League Division 2 between the two nations, who secured ODI status recently.

Polosak was given the news of her appointment on 26th and extremely elated, she told ICC:

It’s really to do with the partners you work with all the way through. Right from my local association – NSW umpires and scorers – as well as parents and my partner, Evans, my husband, without whose support there’s no way I’d be here today.

While further adding:

We go out there to umpire. Not to get a final appointment, but to be a part of a team, to be involved in the game.

In A Historic First, Australia’s Claire Polosak Will Become The First Woman Umpire In A Men’s ODI Match

It will be the first time a woman will officiate a men’s One Day International.

Polosak was given the news of her appointment on 26th and extremely elated, she told ICC:

While further adding:

This is Polosak’s second big accomplishment after she officiated a men’s domestic match in Australia in 2017.

More power to her.