Kerrin Klaaste
South African cricket umpire
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Kerrin Klaaste (born 3 March 1998) is a South African cricket umpire.[1] She is currently a member of Development Panel of ICC Umpires.[2][3] She was one of the female umpires named by the ICC to stand in matches in the 2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup tournament.[4][5]
Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
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| Full name | Kerrin Klaaste | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 March 1998 Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Umpire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2020 | Northern Cape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20Is umpired | 4 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WTests umpired | 1 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WODIs umpired | 12 (2023–2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WT20Is umpired | 34 (2023–2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC umpired | 3 (2023–2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA umpired | 7 (2023–2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20 umpired | 11 (2024–2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 9 May 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal life
Career
She played for Griqualand West (currently known as Northern Cape) in domestic cricket.[7] She became the first female umpire to win the South Western Districts Cricket Umpires’ Association (SWDCUA) Umpire of the Season award.[8]
In October 2022, she was first time added to the ICC's Development panel.[9][10] In June 2023, Klaaste was promoted to CSA Reserve Umpire Panel by Cricket South Africa (CSA).[11][12]
She was stood as an umpire in first Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) in the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Region Division Two Qualifier, between Malawi and Lesotho on 2 September 2023.[13][14] She was featured as umpire in first Women's One Day International (WODI) in between South Africa and New Zealand when New Zealand tour to South Africa on 28 September 2023.[14] She was featured in List A matches in the 2023 CSA One-Day Cup and she stood in her first List A match on 16 September 2023, between South Western Districts and Knights.[15][16] She stood in her maiden first-class cricket match on 9 November 2023, between Knights and Northern Cape in the 2023–24 CSA 4-Day Series.[17][18] She stood in her first Twenty20 match on 12 March 2024, between South Western Districts and Easterns in the 2024 CSA Provincial T20 Cup.[19][20] She also stood as an on-field umpire in 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier Final, which was held between Scotland and Sri Lanka, on 7 May 2024.[21]
In September 2024, she first time stood as an on-field umpire in men's T20I between Malawi and Lesotho in 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier A.[22]