Ebony Rainford-Brent

Rainford-Brent, who became the first black woman to play cricket for England in 2001, posted the letter on Twitter.

The ACE project has branched out of south London into Birmingham and Bristol, with Manchester, Nottingham and Leeds are also being explored.

The former cricketers spoke about their experiences of racism this summer.

The Afro-Caribbean Engagement (ACE) programme was launched by Surrey earlier this year.