Hannah Mouncey

[DJC]

And what are the chances of Nortje deciding that he’s really female?  Would he make more money playing cricket as a she?  Would he even be able to play cricket competitively after gender reassignment?

Could be any former male quick bowler sending them down at high speed, if he wants to be female and compete in a female comp it has nothing to do with how much money he wants to make and be all about living his life as a female.

I presume the medical procedures would leave his arms and legs alone and adjust/remove the appropriate other equipment.... :-[ so I couldnt see why he physically couldnt run in and bowl.

The ICC seem to think transgender cricketers can play competitively....if you believe the following...

The ICC's transgender policy is based on International Olympic Committee guidelines, and allows trans women to play women's cricket at international level if their testosterone level has been under ten nanomoles per litre for at least 12 months, and stays that way during competition.

There is no way I would want my daughter playing cricket vs a transgender player playing with such a physical advantage and making it a more dangerous sport than it already is and that goes for any other sport where the advantages sit outside the norm of the game.

I watched that "You can't ask that" program on TV a while back and learnt quite a bit about transgender folk.  I was not game to ask the two transgender women I used to worked with!  Apparently, some folk transition while keeping their wobbly bits intact.  It's a chemical/hormone process rather than surgical.  Those who do undergo surgery also have hormone treatment.  I'm speculating here but it wouldn't surprise me if that treatment has an impact on athletic performance.

I don't think that transgender females who transitioned after puberty should be able to take part in women's sport where size and strength provides an advantage.  My point is that transgender females who want to play women's sport will be few and far between.