Lauren Agenbag

Lauren Agenbag (born 16 August 1996) is a South African cricket umpire. Since February 2019, she has set several firsts in regard to women's umpiring in international and domestic cricket matches. Quotes It’s something you work towards as an umpire and getting there was a very proud moment for me, I had mixed feelings – nerves, a bit of excitement – but it was a very proud moment for me and one I will never forget. In terms of transitioning from a player to an umpire, it was basically about starting to learn the laws of the game and attend meetings of what was then the Northerns Cricket Union Umpiring Association, now the Titans, It was all about attending meetings, training and getting to know the laws, and then you start off with your Level 1 exam. Once you have passed that, you start umpiring and from there, it’s just about umpiring and improving your qualifications by doing your Level 2 and Level 3 and then continue learning and making sure you are up to date with the laws. I really enjoyed the new environment that was totally different to playing, something that was challenging to me as a person; having to learn new things, going out of your comfort zone and having to adjust to the environment. I try not to focus too far ahead. Right now, it’s about picking up on the areas that can be improved on and trying to improve those as best as I can I would like to have the opportunity to stand in men’s international cricket one day, but it’s difficult to put a time frame on it. With the players, the most interesting part is the language barrier and trying to get messages across to them. Sometimes it’s a bit difficult and you call on other players to try and get that message across if the player is not really understanding. But you work with the umpires a lot more than the players. It’s always interesting to see the different ways the different countries go about their umpiring and you can learn a couple of things about the way that they do it, which could be different from the way you do it back home. It was a very proud moment for me’, April 2024,SA Cricket Mag by Staff External links Category:Cricketers from South Africa Category:Living people Category:1996 births