Fundraising matches for Devers’ set for B’dos and T&T

Sep 02, 2012 Sports

Brain Surgery set for Oct 2 in T&T

Veteran West Indian Cricket Commentator Reds Pereira is appealing to the Trinidad and Tobago public for support for fellow Guyanese born cricket writer and commentator Sean Devers, who has been diagnosed with a brain tumor.
Devers is due to have an operation inTrinidad on October 2 at an estimated cost of US$35,000.
A press release from the St Lucia based Pereira said, “The former Guyana Under -19 Off Spinner has been a journalist for over 15 years and is well respected throughout the region. During which time he has worked for the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC), Line and Length Network and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
The release added that the Trinidad Promotions Group All Sports headed by Tony Harford, will stage a match shortly between Trinidad and Tobago and Bangladesh on September 8th, 2012 where the popular Trini Posse Group has volunteered to carry out a collection in aid of Devers.
“A similar appeal has already been launched in Barbados, and a special fundraising game is being planned at Cave Hill, University of the West Indies with the support of Tony Cozier and Andrew Mason.
The prognosis for the surgery looks good and Devers is very positive about the outcome.
A bank account will be shortly announced to allow the local and business community of Trinidad and Tobago to contribute or donate funds in aid of his surgery” the release stated.
United Insurance has underwritten the cost of Perreira´s travel to Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago.
Mason, Cozier and Pereira appeared on a fund-raising Radio programme in Barbados last Tuesday and a similar TV programme in Trinidad is being planned with Pereira and Broadcaster Fazeer Mohamed. A fund raising venture for Devers has also commenced in Antigua.
It is understood that advisor to the President on Sports, Chairman of the IMC on Cricket in Guyana and former West Indies Captain Clive Lloyd has already approached Guyana’s Sports Minister Dr Frank Anthony for assistance from the Guyana Sports Ministry for the unwell former National cricketer’s surgery and post surgery care.
Devers is the guest on Niam Chan’s Morning TV programme on Channel six on Tuesday from 07:00hrs, and joins former West Indies spinner Roger Harper on Channel nine from 08:00hrs on Wednesday. Plans are in place for him to appear with former Guyana Player Neil Barry on Channel two and Lloyd on NCN.

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