Danielle McGahey

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Danielle McGahey
Personal information
Born (1994-04-14) 14 April 1994 (age 30)
Brisbane, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off spin
Role Wicket-keeper
International information
National side
Only T20I(cap  21)4 September 2023 v  Brazil
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 September 2023

Danielle McGahey (born 14 April 1994) is an Australian-born cricketer who plays for the Canada women's national cricket team, and has attracted attention as the first transgender person named in an international squad.

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Domestic career

McGahey started playing club cricket in Melbourne before moving to Canada, where she joined the Cavaliers Cricket Club in Regina, Saskatchewan. She played a single season for the men's team before switching to the women's team the following year. [1] McGahey has also played in the Alberta Women's Cricket League and represented Alberta in inter-provincial cricket as Saskatchewan does not have its own women's team. [2] [3]

McGahey was the leading run-scorer at the 2023 Women T20 National Championship, recording 237 runs from three innings and the only century of the tournament. [4]

International career

In October 2022, McGahey was named in the Canadian squad for the 2022 Women's South American Cricket Championship in Brazil. [5] Canada's matches at the tournament did not have official Twenty20 International status. [6] McGahey opened the batting for the Canadian XI and was named player of the match against Brazil after scoring 73 runs from 46 balls. [7]

In August 2023, McGahey was named in Canada's squad for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier in Los Angeles, part of the qualification process for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. Her inclusion in the squad attracted international attention, as she would become the first transgender person to play official international cricket and because of this has become a headache for other sports as well. [1]

On 4 September 2023 McGahey made her Twenty20 International debut for Canada against Brazil . [8]

A spokesperson from the International Cricket Council (ICC) had confirmed that McGahey had been "deemed eligible to participate in international women's cricket on the basis that she satisfies the MTF transgender eligibility criteria". [9] However on 21 November 2023, the ICC banned transgender players from being able to play women's cricket [10] and McGahey announced her international retirement.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

McGahey moved to Canada in February 2020. She socially transitioned to living as a woman in November 2020 and commenced medically transitioning in May 2021. McGahey lost contact with her family in Australia after transitioning. [1]

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