{"id":129749,"date":"2025-09-11T11:04:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/129749\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T11:04:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:04:06","slug":"in-a-first-icc-announces-all-female-panel-of-umpires-and-referees-for-womens-world-cup-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/129749\/","title":{"rendered":"In a first, ICC announces all-female panel of umpires and referees for Women\u2019s World Cup – Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday said the upcoming<\/a> Women\u2019s Cricket World Cup would feature an all-female panel of umpires and match referees for the first time in the 50-over tournament\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile three recent events \u2014 the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and the two most recent ICC Women\u2019s T20 World Cups \u2014 have featured all-female match official panels, this is the first time in the history of the Women\u2019s World Cup the feat will be achieved,\u201d the ICC said a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 13th edition of the Women\u2019s World Cup is set to be held in India and Sri Lanka from September 30.<\/p>\n

The tournament would be overseen by a group of 14 umpires, including Claire Polosak, Jacqueline Williams, Sue Redfern, Lauren Agenbag and Kim Cotton.<\/p>\n

The ICC statement mentioned that Polosak, Williams and Redfern \u201cwill be appearing at their third Women\u2019s World Cup\u201d this year while Agenbag and Cotton \u201cwill be at their second World Cup\u201d.<\/p>\n

The all-female panel of match officials for the World Cup also includes four match referees, namely Trudy Anderson, Shandr\u00e9 Fritz, GS Lakshmi, and Michell Pereira, who \u201cwill all bring varying levels of experience in the role\u201d to the tournament.<\/p>\n

The statement by the global governing body for cricket further stated that chairperson Jay Shah \u201cbelieves the all-female panel is a historic moment for women\u2019s cricket and thinks it will help lead to many more success stories around the world in the future\u201d.<\/p>\n

It quoted him as saying: \u201cThis marks a defining moment in the journey of women\u2019s cricket, one that we hope will pave the way for many more trailblazing stories across all facets of the sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe inclusion of an all-women panel of match officials is not only a major milestone but also a powerful reflection of the ICC\u2019s unwavering commitment to advancing gender equity across cricket.\u201d<\/p>\n

He further said, \u201cThis development goes beyond symbolic value. It is about visibility, opportunity, and the creation of meaningful role models who can inspire future generations. By highlighting excellence in officiating on the global stage, we aim to spark aspiration and reinforce that leadership and impact in cricket know no gender.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are honoured to recognise a new chapter in the growth of the women\u2019s game. We believe the influence of this initiative will resonate far beyond this tournament, motivating more women worldwide to pursue officiating careers and helping redefine what\u2019s possible within the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, the ICC also announced<\/a> a staggering increase in the prize money for the Women\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe overall prize money at the eight-team marquee tournament totals $13.88 million \u2014 a monumental rise of 297 per cent from $3.5m at the last edition held in New Zealand in 2022,\u201d ICC said in its announcement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday said the upcoming Women\u2019s Cricket World Cup would feature an all-female…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":129750,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1721,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-129749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-cricket","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129749\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}