Dubai, Sept. 11 -- The ICC have revealed that the upcoming ICC Women's Cricket World Cup will feature an all-female Emirates ICC Panel of Match Officials group for the first time in the tournament's history.
While three recent events - the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and the two most recent ICC Women's T20 World Cups - have featured all-female match official panels, this is the first time in the history of the Women's World Cup the feat will be achieved.
The group of 14 umpires includes the trio of Claire Polosak, Jacqueline Williams and Sue Redfern that will be appearing at their third Women's World Cup, while Lauren Agenbag and Kim Cotton will be at their second World Cup after they were the officiating umpires when Australia ...