Association of Cricket Officials Issue 32 | Page 8

Women Umpires at Lord’s • 04/08/1976 England vs Australia: Umpires June Bragger and Nowell Smith; Scorers E Stuart Smith and Betty McDonald, a member of the Australian team • 16/07/1987 England vs Australia: Umpires Ann Garton and Veronica Reichwald; Scorers Joan Hodges and Janet Burns • 01/08/1993 England vs New Zealand Final of World Cup: Umpires Judith West and Val Williams; Scorers Chris Harvey and Ann Wilson • 13/06/1996 England vs New Zealand: Umpires Ann Roberts and Kathy Taylor; Scorers Janet Burns and Pat Siderfin • 20/08/1997 South Africa vs England: Umpires Val Williams and Ann Roberts; Scorers Carol Bryant and Carole Cornthwaite • 21/07/1998 Australia vs England: Umpires Lorraine Elgar and Judith West; Scorers Joan Hodges and Pat Siderfin • 03/07/2001 Australia vs England: Nigel Llong and Judith West (first time there was a male umpire at Lord’s in a women’s international); Scorers Sue Robinson and Marion Collin Lizzy Conder and Tina Semmens shake hands before the start of a historic day for women’s cricket. • 24/04/2018 MCC Lord’s Ladies vs MCC Marylebone Maidens T20: Umpires Lizzy Conder and Tina Semmens; Scorers Alison Bruce and Pauline Hill • 24/04/2018 MCC Women vs Middlesex Women T20: Umpires Deborah Burns and Jane Carpenter; Scorers Michael Archer and Carol Bryant. (Recent statistics courtesy of Marion Collin of the Association of Cricket Statisticians.) Sue Redfern Awarded an MBE Our congratulations to Sue Redfern who was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s birthday honours. Redfern, who played six Test matches and 15 ODIs for England between 1995 and 1999, began her umpiring career in 2013. Last summer, Sue became the first female cricketer to have played and officiated at a Cricket World Cup. She broke new ground in 2015 after being appointed as one of two female umpires for a men’s ICC World Cricket League fixture and she has also officiated in men’s county Second XI cricket. ECB Chairman Colin Graves said: ‘Sue’s MBE is richly deserved and reflects the greater opportunities now open to women and girls at every level of cricket. She has been a fantastic role model for women and girls who aspire to an umpiring career and we warmly congratulate her on today’s award.’ Clare Connor, ECB Director of England Women’s Cricket, paid tribute to Sue’s contribution to the game. She said: ‘Sue has made rapid progress in her umpiring career to date and is now widely recognised as one of our leading umpires – officiating at a high level in both men’s and women’s cricket. Today’s award is fitting recognition for her contribution to our game and testament to the commitment and passion she has shown in breaking new ground for women in cricket in this country.’ Commenting on her award, Sue Redfern said: ‘I’m really thrilled to have been honoured, this is completely unexpected and a very pleasant surprise. I’d really like to thank everyone who’s helped me in my career to date. It is important to me that more women see they can also get involved in umpiring or other roles within cricket, regardless of previous experience. It’s really satisfying that the contribution we make to the game has been recognised in this way.’ 8 Sue Redfern MBE. email us at [email protected] contact us on 0121 446 2710