The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that transgender women will no longer be permitted to take part in female competitions with immediate effect.
The change in policy follows the law announced by the UK Supreme Court on April 16, unanimously ruling that a woman is defined by biological sex under equality law.
Trans women had been banned from the top two tiers of elite women’s cricket and The Hundred since the start of this year, but were still able to compete in the women’s game up to and including tier three of the domestic game and throughout recreational cricket.
“With immediate effect, only those whose biological sex is female will be eligible to play in women’s and girls’ cricket matches,” the ECB said in a statement.
“Transgender women and girls can continue playing in open and mixed cricket.”
The decision comes a day after the Football Association confirmed transgender women will no longer be able to play in women’s football in England from June 1.
On Thursday, England Netball also announced that transgender women were no longer able to compete in women’s netball from September 1.
In doing so, it recognised three gender participation categories – female, male, and mixed netball – with the mixed category to serve as the sport’s inclusive category, allowing players to compete under the gender they identify.
The Ultimate Pool Group (UPG) became the first sports body to update its policies since the ruling when it barred transgender women from its female category on April 24.
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