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Sue Redfern is set to become the first woman to umpire in first-class cricket in England after being named in the new Professional Umpires’ Team.
Former England international Redfern, 44, is currently officiating at the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand.
Last year she became the first female to officiate in an England men’s home international, when she was fourth umpire for a T20 against Sri Lanka.
The Professional Umpires’ Team replaces the first-class panel of umpires.
It is being established after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) carried out a review into how best to attract and appoint umpires from all backgrounds.
In November 2020, former umpires John Holder and Ismail Dawood accused the ECB of institutional racism, pointing to the fact the last umpire from a black or ethnic minority background to be appointed to the first-class panel was Vanburn Holder in 1992.
Joining the Professional Umpires’ Team along with…
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