Polosak and Treloar to Umpire WBBL Final

NSWCUSA members Claire Polosak and Ben Treloar have been appointed to today’s WBBL Final between the Brisbane Heat and the Adelaide Strikers at Allan Border Field.

The pair were on-field in yesterday’s semi-final which saw the Heat seal their place in the final with a win over the Melbourne Renegades.

For both, it will be their first WBBL Final, coming in Claire’s 18^th WBBL match, which includes two semi-finals, and Ben’s 21^st – including one semi-final.

Polosak’s five matches on-field in this season’s WBBL have seen her officiate both teams involved in today’s final – umpiring the Heat v Hurricanes in Brisbane and the Strikers v Scorchers in Adelaide.

In WBBL|05, Treloar has been on-field for four fixtures, including the Strikers’ fixture against the Scorchers in Brisbane.

Claire was also heavily involved in the recent Women’s International One-Day and T20 Series against Sri Lanka, on-field in two matches in each. of the three-match series.

Ben debuted at a List A level this summer, on-field as South Australia played Tasmania in Adelaide in the Marsh One-Day Cup.

Both are members of the Cricket Australia Supplementary Umpire Panel, Claire having been elevated ahead of the 2015-16 season and Ben now in his third season since joining the panel in 2017-18.

The full Playing Control Team is as follows-

Brisbane Heat v Adelaide Strikers
Umpires: Claire Polosak & Ben Treloar
Third Umpire: Darren Close
Match Referee: David Johnston
Scorers: Gail Cartwright & Ted Williams