Eloise Sheridan

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Eloise Sheridan
Personal information
Born (1985-09-03) 3 September 1985 (age 39)
Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
RoleUmpire
Umpiring information
WTests  umpired2 (2022–2024)
WODIs  umpired17 (2021–2024)
WT20Is  umpired33 (2019–2024)
Source: Cricinfo, 7 February 2024

Eloise Sheridan (born September 1985) is an Australian cricket umpire who is part of the Development Panel of ICC Umpires. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

In December 2018, Sheridan and Claire Polosak became the first pair of female umpires to stand in a competitive match in Australia, when they officiated in the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season. [4] In February 2019, Sheridan and Mary Waldron became the first female umpires to stand in a men's grade cricket match, during a fixture in the South Australian Grade Cricket League. [5] [6] Sheridan was also one of the umpires for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland, her first international appointment. [7]

On 28 November 2020, Sheridan and Claire Polosak were the on-field umpires for the final of the 2020–21 Women's Big Bash League season, the first time two female umpires officiated in a national final. [8] In January 2022, Sheridan was named as one of the on-field umpires for the one-off Women's Test match as part of the Ashes series between Australia and England, her first appointment at Test match level. [9]

She was one of the on-field umpires for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. [10] [11]

On 15 November 2023, Sheridan became the first woman to umpire along with Claire Polosak, a Sheffield Shield match when she officiated in the match between Western Australia and South Australia at the WACA Ground. [12] [13]

In September 2024 she was named as part of an all-female officiating group for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. [14]

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  3. ↑ "ICC welcomes first female match referee and boosts numbers on development panel". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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  5. ↑ "Female umpire duo to make history in Adelaide". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Eloise Sheridan and Mary Waldron first women umpire duo to officiate men's match". India Today. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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