Roughly 6% of black British students got a firstclasshonours degree at UK universities in 2011-12, compared with nearly 19% of white British students, data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (Hesa) shows.
Miss Blackman completed a first-class honours degree in education studies shortly before she died, and had spent much of her spare time caring for autistic children.
Joyce, the first batsman to 1, 000 runs this season in English first-class cricket, also believes that Namibia and Scotland are also in with a great chance to take the honours.