‘Cricket gear for young and promising Cricketers in Guyana’

Dec 10, 2021 Sports

Windies Over-50 batsman Sahadeo latest to contribute

Kaieteur News – Former Port Mourant Opening batsman and Captain, Rajendra Daniel Sahadeo, is the latest person to contribute to project: ‘Cricket Gear for Young and Promising Cricketers in Guyana’.

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A current West Indies Over50 player, Sahadeo represented Berbice at the Senior Level and Guyana at the U-19 level on the 1988 tour to Barbados when he replaced fellow Berbician Randolph Latcha, who took ill during the team’s Camp at the Water Christ Hotel in the City.
The stylish right-hander donated one cricket bat, a pad and arm guard. The Florida based Sahadeo is a former classmate of Anil Beharry at Lower Corentyne Secondary School, a class that also produced National players David Fingal and Nyeem Baksh.
The gear will be used for distribution for this initiative which is a joint effort by Kishan Das of the USA and Beharry of Guyana.
The organizers thanked Sahadeo for his contribution who responded that he is happy to be part of this project and give back to the youths in the country of his birth.
Their aim is to provide Cricket gear free of cost for young and talented cricketers in Guyana. The project is seeking new and used cricket gear which will be distributed across the length and breadth of Guyana.
Total cricket related items collected so far: $40,000 cash, two cricket boots, twelve pairs of batting pads, fifteen bats, nine pairs of batting gloves, one thigh pad, one arm guard and four cricket bags.
Nineteen young players from Essequibo Coast, Pomeroon and the East Canje area and Lower East Coast, Berbice have already benefited from a junior gear bag, eight bats, six pairs of batting pads and six pairs of batting gloves. Two clubs in Pomeroon also benefited from two used bats. Rose Hall Estate CC was the recipient of a set of stumps and bails.
Talent spotting is being done across Guyana along with guidance from club leaders to identify the players. Players must be in school and disciplined. Players above school age will also be considered.
Das and Beharry thanked Imran and Javed Khan of West Indian Sports Complex, Option Group, Bish Panday of P&P Insurance Brokers, Sean Devers, Travis Simon, Hilbert Foster of RHTY&SC, Ariel Tilku, Aaron Beharry, Devon Ramnauth, Sherman Austin, Teddy Singh, Leana Bachan, Imran Saccoor, Romesh Munna, Ravi Etwaroo, Ravin Harkishun, Surendra Harkishun, Allan Mangru, Vishal Mahabir and Huburn Evans.
Anyone interested in contributing can contact Beharry on 623-6875 or Kishan Das on 1-718-664-0896.