ECB set to follow football with ban on trans women
Supreme Court ruling prompts sporting bodies to redefine eligibility by biological sex
Rainbow corner flags in support of the Stonewall campaign before the Championship match at John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield
ENGLISH cricket is set to join football in banning transgender women from its female competitions, the PA news agency reported today.
Trans women have been banned from the top two tiers of elite women’s cricket since the start of this year, but they are currently permitted to compete in the women’s game up to and including tier three of the domestic game and throughout recreational cricket.
However, it is understood that is about to change, with directors of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) meeting today to discuss legal advice they have received in the wake of a UK Supreme Court ruling last month.
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