Kim Cotton

Kim Cotton
Personal information
Full name
Kim Diane Cotton
Born (1978-02-24) 24 February 1978 (age 46)
Auckland, New Zealand
RoleUmpire
Umpiring information
T20Is umpired9 (2023–2024)
WODIs umpired24 (2019–2024)
WT20Is umpired63 (2018–2024)
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 January 2024

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 men's 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 a men's T20I between two full members as an on-field umpire.[17]

In September 2024 she was named as part of an all-female officiating group for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kim Cotton". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Reward for Canterbury Umpire – Kim Cotton". Canterbury Cricket. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  3. ^ "All-woman umpire appointment another historic moment for NZ women's cricket". Stuff. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Kim Cotton added to ICC Development Panel of Umpires". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Kim Cotton selected for ICC Umpires Panel". New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Kim Cotton selected for ICC Umpires Panel". Cricket Country. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  7. ^ "11th team for next month's ICC Women's World T20 revealed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  8. ^ "ICC welcomes first female match referee and boosts numbers on development panel". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  9. ^ "GS Lakshmi becomes first woman to be ICC match referee". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  11. ^ "ICC announces Match Officials for all league matches". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Kim Cotton, Ahsan Raza umpires for India-Australia Women's T20 World Cup final". The Statesman. PTI. 6 March 2020. Archived from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Eight women among 15 Match Officials named for ICC World Cup 2022". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Match officials chosen for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Match Officials for Final confirmed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  16. ^ "2nd T20I, Dunedin, April 05, 2023, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  17. ^ "NZ vs SL: New Zealand's Kim Cotton becomes first woman to umpire in full-member men's T20Is". Sportstar. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  18. ^ "All-female panel of match officials announced for Women's T20 World Cup 2024". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 October 2024.