Eloise Sheridan

Eloise Sheridan (born September 1985) is an Australian cricket umpire who is part of the Development Panel of ICC Umpires.[1][2][3] In December 2018, Sheridan and Claire Polosak became the first pair of female umpires to stand in 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]

Eloise Sheridan
Personal information
Born (1985-09-03) 3 September 1985
Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
RoleUmpire
Umpiring information
WTests umpired1 (2022)
WODIs umpired11 (2021–2023)
WT20Is umpired19 (2019–2023)
Source: Cricinfo, 21 February 2023

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]

In February 2022, she was named as one of the on-field umpires for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[10][11]

References
  1. "Eloise Sheridan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. "Umpire Eloise Sheridan appointed to the ICC Development Panel". Community Cricket. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. "ICC welcomes first female match referee and boosts numbers on development panel". International Cricket Council. 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. 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.
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