A new partnership with two one-year pilot programmes is to be announced to help BSA players establish themselves in the men’s and women’s professional game in Scotland.

This comes after a report in July found that Cricket Scotland was institutionally racist, with a total of 448 instances of institutional racism identified within the national governing body.

Suitable candidates will be over 16, eligible to play for Scotland and identify as BSA.

Interested players can be nominated via video on WhatsApp and or be recommended by a coach or cricket club.

SACA is set to conduct trial sessions in November and December to evaluate the candidates.

SACA co-founder and managing director Tom Brown, interim head of performance at Cricket Scotland, Toby Bailey, and former Scotland international and anti-racism campaigner Qasim Sheikh played a crucial role in developing the partnership.

"We’re really excited to be partnering with Cricket Scotland in their mission to make cricket more equitable and inclusive," Brown said.

"Since being approached by Toby Bailey last month I have been impressed with how quickly this partnership has developed and with how seriously Cricket Scotland is taking this opportunity to provide the South Asian players and coaches in Scotland the chance of becoming professionals within the elite game.

"Hopefully this partnership will be a short-lived one for the right reasons, and that Cricket in Scotland becomes an example on how to build inclusive talent systems."

Bailey praised the partnership which "has already provided opportunities for players to play against Counties" citing Scotland international Andrew Umeed as a success story.

Successful male candidates will be offered training from January, followed by pre-season camps from April 23.

However, the female programme is set to start after the U19 World Cup in January 2023.

"SACA has proven its worth south of the border with three graduates receiving first-class contracts and also 16 players trialled at counties as well," Sheikh said.

"I’m delighted to have played a small part in bringing this to Scotland, and I would like to thank Toby and his team at Cricket Scotland for exploring this opportunity with the enthusiasm they have."

Those wishing to be considered for the pilot programme should send a short video containing name, age, summary of their cricketing journey and a training or coaching video to 07707225009 via WhatsApp.