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Claire Polosak becomes 1st female match official in men’s Test match Follow Newsd On
Sydney, Jan 7 (IANS) Australia’s Claire Polosak created history by becoming the first female match official to officiate a men’s Test match when she took up the fourth umpire’s role in the third Test between Australia and India which began Thursday at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Polosak has joined fellow Australian match officials Paul Reiffel, Paul Wilson, Bruce Oxenford and David Boon in the playing control team for the third Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The 32-year-old already has the distinction of being the first woman on-field umpire in a men’s ODI match in ICC’s Division 2 league between Namibia and Oman played at the Windhoek in 2019.