Danielle Mcgahey: Meet the First Transgender Cricketer to Play in International Matches

Danielle McGahey has made history by becoming the first transgender to debut in an international cricket match. McGahey created this history after appearing in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 Americas qualifier where she played for the Canada women’s national team. Danielle has played in two international cricket matches against Brazil and Argentina on 4^th and 5^th September 2023, respectively. She is a wicket-keeper but also has a talent for batting and bowling. McGahey made her national cricket debut in 2022 for Canada itself. Check out more details related to Danielle McGahey’s cricket career, personal life, match statistics, etc. from this article.

Danielle McGahey Career Information

Name	Danielle McGahey
Profession	Cricketer
Position	Right-hand batting and wicket-keeping

Danielle McGahey Personal Biography

Danielle McGahey was born on 14 April 1994 in Australia. Any more details regarding her parents, siblings, etc. are not currently known. Born a man, McGahey began transitioning to a woman socially and decided to transition medically as well. She moved out to Canada in 2020 and in 2021 where she underwent a medical procedure and completed her transition.

Full name	Danielle McGahey
Profession	Cricketer
Years active	2022 – present (national cricket)
National team	Canada
Gender	Transgender
Date of birth	14 April 1994
Place of birth	Australia
Nationality	Australian

Danielle McGahey Career Highlights

McGahey started her cricket career as a player in a men’s club cricket in Melbourne. She then moved to Canada and joined the Cavaliers Cricket Club men’s team where she later switched to the women’s team after one season. In 2022, Danielle made it into the Canada’s women squad for the Women’s South American Cricket Championship in Brazil in 2022. She opened the batting line for the match against Brazil and scored 73 runs from 46 balls. McGahey was even named player of the match.

In August 2023, McGahey was included in Canada’s squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier 2023 held in Los Angeles. This qualifier match is a part of the qualification process for the 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup that will be held in Bangladesh. Danielle as well as her selection in the team gathered worldwide attention as with this selection, she became the first transgender person to play official international cricket. Her inclusion in the team to play international matches came after McGahey fulfilled the prescribed eligibility criteria laid by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for male-to-female transgender players.

On September 4, 2023, Danielle McGahey finally made her debut in the international cricket match against Brazil. She also appeared in the next match against Argentina which was played on September 5, 2023. Danielle scored 13 and 7 runs respectively in these matches.

ICC Eligibility Criteria Regulations

The ICC player eligibility regulations state that any trans woman wishing to play women’s international cricket must have a concentration of testosterone less than 5 nmol/L1 in her serum for a period of at least one year. Additionally, that level should be maintained for as long as she wishes to compete.

Danielle McGahey Career Records

National career

Here is a glimpse of Danielle McGahey’s national career statistics where she has played as a member of the Canada women’s team:

Batting		Bowling
Matches	6	Matches	6
Innings	5	Innings	1
Not Out	0	Balls bowled	1
Runs	144	Maidens	0
Highest score	73	Runs	0
Average	28.8	Wicket	1
Balls faced	120	Best bowling	1/0
Strike rate	120.0	Economy	0.00
100s	0	Average	0.0
50s	1	Strike rate	1.0
Fours	18	4 wickets	0
Sixes	5	5 wickets	0
Fielding stats
Catches		3
Run-outs		1
Stumps		0

International career

Danielle has played two matches 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier, against Brazil and Argentina. Here’s a record of her performance in these matches:

Particulars	Vs Brazil	Vs Argentina
Matches	1	1
Innings	1	1
Not Out	0	0
Runs	13	13
Highest Score	13	13
Average	7.00	13.00
Balls faced	7	23
Strike rate	100.00	56.52
Fours	1	0
Sixes	0	0

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