While you enjoy the third Test between Australia and India at the SCG these next five days, Claire Polosak will be right in the thick of the action. She will be the fourth umpire for the match, making her the first female to officiate in a men's cricket Test match. The 32-year-old from Goulburn in NSW just goes from strength to strength in the game. In 2017 she became the first female umpire to stand in a men's domestic fixture in Australia. Following that, she also became the first woman to officiate a men's One Day International. Her role as fourth umpire will include overseeing pitch preparations and repairs, assessing player injuries and replacements and organising replacement and new balls. If needed, she will be on deck to replace any of the other umpires.
Claire Polosak is the fourth umpire for the third Test between Australia and India. Photo: Cricket NSW.
While you enjoy the third Test between Australia and India at the SCG these next five days, Claire Polosak will be right in the thick of the action.
She will be the fourth umpire for the match, making her the first female to officiate in a men's cricket Test match.
The 32-year-old from Goulburn in NSW just goes from strength to strength in the game.
In 2017 she became the first female umpire to stand in a men's domestic fixture in Australia.
Following that, she also became the first woman to officiate a men's One Day International.
Her role as fourth umpire will include overseeing pitch preparations and repairs, assessing player injuries and replacements and organising replacement and new balls.
If needed, she will be on deck to replace any of the other umpires.
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