Trans women BANNED from playing women’s cricket under new rules after ‘win for common sense’ Supreme Court ruling
TRANS women will be banned from playing women’s cricket under new rules after the “win for common sense” Supreme Court ruling.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced changes to its regulations regarding eligibility for transgender players in women’s and girls’ cricket.
With immediate effect, only those assigned female at birth will be eligible to play in women’s cricket and girls’ cricket matches.
It comes after the FA announced it will also be banning transgender women from women’s football clubs next season.
Last month, the Supreme Court ruled that trans women are not legally women in a move hailed as a “victory for common sense”.
The FA – who previously allowed trans women to compete in women’s leagues – have now said they’re “changing their policy”.
In a statement yesterday, it said: “As the governing body of the national sport, our role is to make football accessible to as many people as possible, operating within the law and international football policy defined by UEFA and FIFA.
“Our current policy, which allows transgender women to participate in the women’s game, was based on this principle and supported by expert legal advice.
“This is a complex subject, and our position has always been that if there was a material change in law, science, or the operation of the policy in grassroots football then we would review it and change it if necessary.
“The Supreme Court’s ruling on the 16 April means that we will be changing our policy. Transgender women will no longer be able to play in women’s football in England, and this policy will be implemented from 1 June 2025.
“We understand that this will be difficult for people who simply want to play the game they love in the gender by which they identify, and we are contacting the registered transgender women currently playing to explain the changes and how they can continue to stay involved in the game.”
In April, the Supreme Court confirmed the terms “woman” and “sex” in the 2010 Equality Act “refer to a biological woman and biological sex”.
The landmark judgment was hailed as a “victory for common sense” by top politicians and feminist campaigners.
And the PM, who has previously said “trans women are women”, finally admitted that a woman is an “adult female” after years of woke dithering.
In a statement on Thursday, Downing Street added that “biology matters” in women’s sport.