Kim Cotton Explained

Kim Cotton
Country:New Zealand
Fullname:Kim Diane Cotton
Birth Date:24 February 1978
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Role:Umpire
Umpire:true
T20isumpired:3
Umpt20idebutyr:2023
Umpt20ilastyr:2024
Wodisumpired:20
Umpwodidebutyr:2019
Umpwodilastyr:2024
Wt20isumpired:57
Umpwt20idebutyr:2018
Umpwt20ilastyr:2024
Date:14 January 2024
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/701735.html Cricinfo

Kim Cotton (born 24 February 1978) is a New Zealand cricket umpire.[1] [2] [3] In August 2018, she stood in matches in the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament, and the following month was added to the Development Panel of ICC Umpires.[4] [5] [6]

Umpiring career

In October 2018, she was named as one of the twelve on-field umpires for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[7] In May 2019, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named her as one of the eight women on the ICC Development Panel of Umpires.[8] [9] She officiated in matches during the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[10]

In February 2020, the ICC named her as one of the umpires to officiate in matches during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[11] Cotton was also named as one of the two on-field umpires for the final of the tournament.[12] In February 2022, she was named as one of the on-field umpires for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[13] [14] On 1 April 2022, the ICC named Cotton as one of the on-field umpires for the final of the tournament.[15]

On 5 April 2023, she stood in her first Twenty20 International (T20I) match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka when Sri Lanka toured to New Zealand.[16] Cotton became the first woman to stand in full-member men's T20I as an on-field umpire.[17]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kim Cotton . 4 March 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: Reward for Canterbury Umpire – Kim Cotton . Canterbury Cricket . 5 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180905181132/https://www.canterburycricket.org.nz/reward-for-canterbury-umpire-kim-cotton/ . 5 September 2018 . dead .
  3. Web site: All-woman umpire appointment another historic moment for NZ women's cricket . Stuff . 5 September 2018.
  4. Web site: Kim Cotton added to ICC Development Panel of Umpires . International Cricket Council . 5 September 2018.
  5. Web site: Kim Cotton selected for ICC Umpires Panel . New Zealand Cricket . 5 September 2018 . 5 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180905141040/https://www.nzc.nz/news-items/kim-cotton-selected-for-icc-umpires-panel . dead .
  6. Web site: Kim Cotton selected for ICC Umpires Panel . Cricket Country . 5 September 2018.
  7. Web site: 11th team for next month's ICC Women's World T20 revealed . International Cricket Council . 25 October 2018.
  8. Web site: ICC welcomes first female match referee and boosts numbers on development panel . International Cricket Council . 14 May 2019.
  9. Web site: GS Lakshmi becomes first woman to be ICC match referee . ESPN Cricinfo . 14 May 2019.
  10. Web site: Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 . International Cricket Council . 21 August 2019.
  11. Web site: ICC announces Match Officials for all league matches . International Cricket Council . 12 February 2020.
  12. News: Kim Cotton, Ahsan Raza umpires for India-Australia Women's T20 World Cup final. The Statesman. PTI. 6 March 2020. 6 March 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200306105053/https://www.thestatesman.com/sports/kim-cotton-ahsan-raza-umpires-india-australia-womens-t20-world-cup-final-1502863318.html. 6 March 2020.
  13. Web site: Eight women among 15 Match Officials named for ICC World Cup 2022 . Women's CricZone . 22 February 2022.
  14. Web site: Match officials chosen for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 . International Cricket Council . 22 February 2022.
  15. Web site: Match Officials for Final confirmed . International Cricket Council . 1 April 2022.
  16. Web site: 2nd T20I, Dunedin, April 05, 2023, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand . 5 April 2023 . ESPNcricinfo.
  17. Web site: NZ vs SL: New Zealand’s Kim Cotton becomes first woman to umpire in full-member men’s T20Is . Sportstar . 5 April 2023.

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