KEY RESEARCH FINDINGS
The difference between British South Asian representation across recreational and professional cricket is astonishing. 30% of recreational cricketers in England & Wales are of British South Asian heritage. In fact, in elite talent pathways from U10 even up to U19, BSA players are actually over-represented.
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This figure then drops to just 5% across professional men's cricket, making British South Asian males become a significantly under-represented group in professional cricket...but why?
KEY STATISTICS
4%
British South Asian Coaches (Academy Director or above) in England & Wales
< 5%
British South Asian representation in male professional cricket
3x
Number of times White British players are more likely to convert to professional status that BSA players
~ 34x
Number of times white privately educated players are more likely to play professional cricket than British South Asian state-educated players
62%
Contracted players who are released before the age of 25
(Warwickshire CCC case study)
89%
Regions in England whereby BSA players experience a reverse effect in representation from talent pathway to professional level.