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Angry Aussie cricket star lashes out as she reveals her career is OVER after sport’s bosses banned trans players born as men from women’s competitions

Australian cricketer Danielle McGahey has confirmed her career is over after the International Cricket Council (ICC) banned transgender players born as men from playing women’s fixtures at international level.


Taking to Instagram, McGahey stated: ‘Following the ICC’s decision, it is with a very heavy heart that I must say that my international cricketing career is over. As quickly as it begun, it must now end.


‘While I hold my opinions on the ICC’s decision, they are irrelevant. What matters is the message being sent to millions of trans women today, a messaging say [sic] that we don’t belong.

‘I promise I will not stop fighting for equality for us in our sport, we deserve the right to play cricket at the highest level, we are not a threat to the integrity or safety of the sport. 

‘Never stop fighting!’


Australian cricketer Danielle McGahey has confirmed her career is over after the International Cricket Council (ICC) banned transgender players born as men from playing in women's fixtures at international level

Australian cricketer Danielle McGahey has confirmed her career is over after the International Cricket Council (ICC) banned transgender players born as men from playing in women’s fixtures at international level


In September, McGahey became the first transgender cricketer to take part in an official international match when she represented Canada in a T20 match against Brazil

McGahey previously played men’s club cricket in Melbourne before moving to Canada in 2020, where she quickly caught the attention of Cricket Canada selectors due to her prowess at the crease.


She began transitioning medically in May of 2021 – and in September this year, McGahey became the first transgender cricketer to take part in an official international match when she represented Canada in a T20 match against Brazil.

In a statement released on Tuesday, the governing body concluded they had made the decision to ‘protect the safety of female players’ following a nine-month consultation process.

The statement from the ICC read: ‘The new policy is based on the following principles (in order of priority), protection of the integrity of the women’s game, safety, fairness and inclusion, and this means any Male to Female participants who have been through any form of male puberty will not be eligible to participate in the international women’s game regardless of any surgery or gender reassignment treatment they may have undertaken.



‘The review, which was led by the ICC Medical Advisory Committee chaired by Dr Peter Harcourt, relates solely to gender eligibility for international women’s cricket, whilst gender eligibility at domestic level is a matter for each individual Member Board, which may be impacted by local legislation.

‘The regulations will be reviewed within two years.’

ICC chief executive Geoff Allardice (pictured) stated the move was made in order to protect female player safety

ICC chief executive Geoff Allardice (pictured) stated the move was made in order to protect female player safety


ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice added: ‘The changes to the gender eligibility regulations resulted from an extensive consultation process and is founded in science and aligned with the core principles developed during the review.

‘Inclusivity is incredibly important to us as a sport, but our priority was to protect the integrity of the international women’s game and the safety of players.’


The ICC’s previous player eligibility regulations, which were released in 2018 before being amended three years later, stated that trans women wishing to compete in international women’s cricket needed to demonstrate ‘the concentration of testosterone in her serum has been less than 5 nmol/L1 continuously for a period of at least 12 months, and that she is ready, willing and able to continue to keep it below that level for so long as she continues to compete’.


They were also required to ‘provide a written and signed declaration, in a form satisfactory to the designated medical officer, that her gender identity is female.’

Cricket joins athletics, cycling, swimming and both rugby codes in banning transgender women from taking part in elite women’s competitions at international level. 

However, the ICC statement confirms domestic boards will be given the final say on player eligibility for their own competitions. 


‘We continue to review our transgender policy, considering inclusivity, safety and fairness, and will consider these new ICC regulations as part of this work,’ the England and Wales Cricket Board said, according to Sky News.


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