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Danielle McGahey Ribeiro, the only transgender person to play international cricket, has called out the English Cricketing Board (ECB) over their decision to ban trans women and girls from competing in female competitions in England and Wales. On Friday 2 May, the ECB said: “With immediate effect, only those whose biological seggs is female will be eligible to play in women’s cricket and girls’ cricket matches. Transgender women and girls can continue playing in open and mixed cricket.” The board cited the ruling by the UK Supreme Court which stated that the legal definition of a ‘woman’ would be based on biological seggs, therefore excluding trans women.