Eloise Sheridan

Last updated

Eloise Sheridan
Personal information
Born (1985-09-03) 3 September 1985 (age 39)
Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
RoleUmpire
Umpiring information
WTests  umpired3 (2022–2025)
WODIs  umpired20 (2021–2025)
WT20Is  umpired35 (2019–2025)
Source: Cricinfo, 7 February 2024

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

Contents

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]

References

  1. "Eloise Sheridan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. "Umpire Eloise Sheridan appointed to the ICC Development Panel". Community Cricket. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  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.
  4. "Claire Polosak, Eloise Sheridan make history in Australia". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  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.
  7. "Sheridan to umpire ICC T20 qualifiers". South Australian Cricket Association. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  8. "Five NSWCUSA Members Appointed to WBBL06 Final". New South Wales Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  9. "Women's Ashes & A-Series Match Officials". Cricket Network. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  10. "Eight women among 15 Match Officials named for ICC World Cup 2022". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  11. "Match officials chosen for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  12. Gates, Zachary (18 October 2023). "'Break down barriers': Two female umpires to create history in Australian cricket". WWOS. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  13. "Female umpires Polosak and Sheridan to break new ground in Sheffield Shield". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  14. "All-female panel of match officials announced for Women's T20 World Cup 2024". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 October 2024.