Sue Redfern

Suzanne Redfern (born 26 October 1977) is an English cricket umpire and former player. She played for the England women's team between 1995 and 1999, including at the 1997 World Cup.

Sue Redfern MBE
Personal information
Full nameSuzanne Redfern
Born (1977-10-26) 26 October 1977
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleBowler, umpire
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 119)24 November 1995 v India
Last Test15 July 1999 v India
ODI debut (cap 66)18 July 1995 v Netherlands
Last ODI11 July 1999 v India
Umpiring information
WODIs umpired9 (2017–2019)
WT20Is umpired22 (2018–2020)
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI
Matches 6 15
Runs scored 146 31
Batting average 29.20 15.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 30 27
Balls bowled 858 615
Wickets 6 16
Bowling average 64.50 18.18
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 2/27 4/21
Catches/stumpings 5/– 3/–
Source: ESPN Cricifo, 7 January 2021

Cricket career

Born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, Redfern began her county career with East Midlands in 1992, switching to Derbyshire in 1997 and Staffordshire in 2003, finally retiring after the 2008 season.[1] Her international career began in July 1995, at the age of 17, when she played European Championship matches against the Netherlands, Denmark, and Ireland.[2] Her Test debut came later in the year, against India.[3] Redfern's best performance for England came in a five-match One Day International (ODI) series against South Africa in August 1997. She was named player of the series, having taken nine wickets at an average of just 10.44, including 4/21 from ten overs in the first fixture.[4]

At the 1997 World Cup in India, Redfern played in only four of her team's seven matches, taking three wickets. Her final matches for England came at the age of 21, in July 1999, when she played in a single Test and a single ODI against India.[2][3]

Umpiring career

After retiring from playing, Redfern took up umpiring, initially standing only in local competitions.[5] In July 2015, she was part of the umpiring team for an ODI between Australia and England (part of the 2014–16 ICC Women's Championship), serving as fourth umpire.[6] Later in the year, it was announced that she would stand at the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier in Thailand.[5]

During the 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament in Jersey, she was one of the on-field umpires during the fixture between Oman and Nigeria on 22 May.[7] Her colleague, Jacqueline Williams, was the third umpire, meaning that it was the first time two female umpires had officiated in a men's match in an ICC tournament.[7]

In January 2017, she was one of four female umpires named by the ICC to stand in matches in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier.[8] She became the first woman to have played in a Women's Cricket World Cup and then stand in a tournament as an umpire.[9]

In October 2018, she was named as one of the twelve on-field umpires for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[10] In May 2019, the International Cricket Council named her as one of the eight women on the ICC Development Panel of Umpires.[11][12] In August 2019, she was named as one of the umpires to officiate in matches during the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[13] 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.[14]

References
  1. Sue Redfern – CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  2. Women's ODI matches played by Sue Redfern – CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  3. Women's ODI matches played by Sue Redfern – CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  4. England Women v South Africa Women, South Africa Women in British Isles 1997 (1st ODI) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  5. "ICC appoints four female umpires for ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier" Archived 26 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine – International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  6. Sue Redfern as reserve umpire in women's ODI matches – CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  7. "Female umpires make history in men's ICC tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  8. "Four female officials appointed for next month's ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier in Colombo". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  9. "Sue Redfern set to make history". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  10. "11th team for next month's ICC Women's World T20 revealed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  11. "ICC welcomes first female match referee and boosts numbers on development panel". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  12. "GS Lakshmi becomes first woman to be ICC match referee". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  13. "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  14. "ICC announces Match Officials for all league matches". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
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