Cricket and Afghan Integration in Scotland: A Case Study 

This briefing shares findings from a British Academy funded research project conducted in the North and North-East of Scotland, led by Dr Kieran Taylor and Dr Helen Baillot at Queen Margaret’s University, with University of Stirling as a research partner. The research examined the way in which cricket has served as a vehicle for the integration of young people from Afghanistan in Scotland. We spoke with cricket club members, local authority representatives and third sector practitioners to build a picture of Afghan young people’s involvement in grassroots cricket. We sought to understand how sport can contribute to processes of integration that involve refugee people and other members of receiving communities.