Kim Cotton
{{short description|New Zealand cricket umpire (born 1978)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Kim Cotton
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| country = New Zealand
| fullname = Kim Diane Cotton
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|2|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand
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| role = Umpire
| umpire = true
| odisumpired =
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| t20isumpired = 9
| umpt20idebutyr = 2023
| umpt20ilastyr = 2024
| wodisumpired = 26
| umpwodidebutyr = 2019
| umpwodilastyr = 2025
| wt20isumpired = 66
| umpwt20idebutyr = 2018
| umpwt20ilastyr = 2025
| date = 14 January 2024
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/701735.html ESPNcricinfo
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Kim Cotton (born 24 February 1978) is a New Zealand cricket umpire.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/701735.html |title=Kim Cotton |access-date=4 March 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}{{cite web |url=https://www.canterburycricket.org.nz/reward-for-canterbury-umpire-kim-cotton/ |title=Reward for Canterbury Umpire – Kim Cotton |work=Canterbury Cricket |access-date=5 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905181132/https://www.canterburycricket.org.nz/reward-for-canterbury-umpire-kim-cotton/ |archive-date=5 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/sport/86678749/allwoman-umpire-appointment-another-historic-moment-for-nz-womens-cricket |title=All-woman umpire appointment another historic moment for NZ women's cricket |work=Stuff |access-date=5 September 2018}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/844382 |title=Kim Cotton added to ICC Development Panel of Umpires |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=5 September 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nzc.nz/news-items/kim-cotton-selected-for-icc-umpires-panel |title=Kim Cotton selected for ICC Umpires Panel |work=New Zealand Cricket |access-date=5 September 2018 |archive-date=5 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905141040/https://www.nzc.nz/news-items/kim-cotton-selected-for-icc-umpires-panel |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/kim-cotton-selected-for-icc-umpires-panel-742146 |title=Kim Cotton selected for ICC Umpires Panel |work=Cricket Country |access-date=5 September 2018}}
Umpiring career
In October 2018, she was named as one of the twelve on-field umpires for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/887510 |title=11th team for next month's ICC Women's World T20 revealed |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=25 October 2018}} In May 2019, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named her as one of the eight women on the ICC Development Panel of Umpires.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1219995 |title=ICC welcomes first female match referee and boosts numbers on development panel |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=14 May 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26742660/gs-lakshmi-becomes-first-woman-icc-match-referee |title=GS Lakshmi becomes first woman to be ICC match referee |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 May 2019}} She officiated in matches during the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1319297 |title=Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=21 August 2019}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1607955 |title=ICC announces Match Officials for all league matches |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=12 February 2020}} Cotton was also named as one of the two on-field umpires for the final of the tournament.{{cite news|title=Kim Cotton, Ahsan Raza umpires for India-Australia Women's T20 World Cup final|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/sports/kim-cotton-ahsan-raza-umpires-india-australia-womens-t20-world-cup-final-1502863318.html|newspaper=The Statesman|agency=PTI|date=6 March 2020|access-date=6 March 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306105053/https://www.thestatesman.com/sports/kim-cotton-ahsan-raza-umpires-india-australia-womens-t20-world-cup-final-1502863318.html|archive-date=6 March 2020}} In February 2022, she was named as one of the on-field umpires for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.{{cite web |url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/icc-match-officials-world-cup-new-zealand |title=Eight women among 15 Match Officials named for ICC World Cup 2022 |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=22 February 2022 |archive-date=22 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222094833/https://www.womenscriczone.com/icc-match-officials-world-cup-new-zealand/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2497729 |title=Match officials chosen for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=22 February 2022}} On 1 April 2022, the ICC named Cotton as one of the on-field umpires for the final of the tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/2556521 |title=Match Officials for Final confirmed |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=1 April 2022}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1322363.html |title=2nd T20I, Dunedin, April 05, 2023, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand |access-date=5 April 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} Cotton became the first woman to stand in a men's T20I between two full members as an on-field umpire.{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/international/nz-vs-sl-kim-cotton-first-woman-umpire-mens-t20is-new-zealand-sri-lanka/article66701247.ece |title=NZ vs SL: New Zealand’s Kim Cotton becomes first woman to umpire in full-member men’s T20Is |work=Sportstar |access-date=5 April 2023}}
In September 2024 she was named as part of an all-female officiating group for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/womens-t20-worldcup/news/all-female-panel-of-match-officials-announced-for-women-s-t20-world-cup-2024 |title=All-female panel of match officials announced for Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=3 October 2024}}
See also
References
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External links
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Category:New Zealand cricket umpires