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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kim Diane Cotton |
| Born | (1978-02-24) 24 February 1978 (age 44) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Role | Umpire |
| Umpiring information | |
| WODIs umpired | 8 (2019–2021) |
| WT20Is umpired | 36 (2018–2022) |
Source: Cricinfo, 7 August 2022 | |
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] 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.[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]