Kim Cotton
New Zealand cricket umpire (born 1978)
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Kim Cotton (born 24 February 1978) is a New Zealand cricket umpire.[1][2][3] 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.[4][5][6]
Umpiring career
In October 2018, she was named as one of the twelve on-field umpires for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[7] In May 2019, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named her as one of the eight women on the ICC Development Panel of Umpires.[8][9] She officiated in matches during the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[10]
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.[11] Cotton was also named as one of the two on-field umpires for the final of the tournament.[12] In February 2022, she was named as one of the on-field umpires for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[13][14] On 1 April 2022, the ICC named Cotton as one of the on-field umpires for the final of the tournament.[15]
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.[16] Cotton became the first woman to stand in a men's T20I between two full members as an on-field umpire.[17]
In September 2024 she was named as part of an all-female officiating group for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[18]