Match Referees, Officials Announced For Group Stage Of Women's ODI World Cup 2022
Updated - 22 Feb 2022, 05:30 PM
The upcoming women’s ODI World Cup 2022 will get underway on March 4 in Tauranga, New Zealand. The match referees and the umpires for the same have been confirmed by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The ICC has announced a debut umpiring stint for many women officials, with an eye on improving their participation in the sport.
“The International Cricket Council’s commitment to support women officials reflects in the appointments with several making their ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup debuts starting with the tournament opener between the West Indies and hosts New Zealand at the Bay Oval in Tauranga,” an ICC release stated.
The opening game will be played with two umpires – former South Africa player Shandre Fritz who will be making her debut and Lauren Agenbad, the first woman from the Proteas shores to officiate in a T20 international match.
“We are proud to announce eight women Match Officials in our team for the tournament. We had six women Match Officials at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2020 and the steady upward path is as per our plans and keeping with our long-term vision,” Adrian Griffith, ICC senior manager, said in a statement.
Griffith further added that all the women officials are there based on merit and none of them had received special treatment.
“But while we have been continuously increasing the number of women officials, there have been no concessions and all of them deserve to be there.
“The appointments are based on merit, and they have made it to the top level because of their skill and perseverance,” she added.
The officials for the semifinals and final will be announced after the group stage concludes.
Match Referees For Group Stage Of Women’s ODI World Cup 2022:
Gary Baxter, GS Lakshmi, Shandre Fritz.
Match Umpires For Group Stage Of Women’s ODI World Cup 2022:
Lauren Agenbag, Kim Cotton, Ahmad Shah Pakteen, Ruchira Palliyaguruge, Claire Polosak, Suzanne Redfern, Langton Rusere, Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid, Eloise Sheridan, Alexander Wharf, Jacqueline Williams, Paul Wilson.
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