Damning research into talent development shows how class and ethnic disparities blight the game
Privately educated white British players are 34 times more likely to become professional cricketers than state-educated British South Asians, according to academic research that is likely to invite further investigation of the game’s treatment of ethnic minorities.
The report highlights how both class and ethnic disparities are major determining factors in progression from the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) talent development pathways into the professional game. The research, by Tom Brown of Birmingham City University, found that white British players are three times more likely to become professionals compared with their British South Asian counterparts, regardless of schooling.
