Kim Cotton

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]

Kim Cotton
Personal information
Born (1978-02-24) 24 February 1978
Auckland, New Zealand
Umpiring information
Source: Cricinfo, 5 September 2018

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 named her as one of the eight women on the ICC Development Panel of Umpires.[8][9] In August 2019, she was named as one of the umpires to officiate 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]

References
  1. "Kim Cotton". ESPN Cricinfo. 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. 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". ESPN Cricinfo. 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.
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