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Kim Cotton (born 24 February 1978) is a New Zealand cricket umpire. 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.

Umpiring career

In October 2018, she was named as one of the twelve on-field umpires for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20. In May 2019, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named her as one of the eight women on the ICC Development Panel of Umpires. She officiated in matches during the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.

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. Cotton was also named as one of the two on-field umpires for the final of the tournament. In February 2022, she was named as one of the on-field umpires for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. On 1 April 2022, the ICC named Cotton as one of the on-field umpires for the final of the tournament.

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. Cotton became the first woman to stand in a men's T20I between two full members as an on-field umpire.

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

See also

• List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires

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.

External links

• Kim Cotton at ESPNcricinfo

• 1978 births
• Living people
• New Zealand cricket umpires
• Sportspeople from Auckland
• Women cricket umpires