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Cricket Gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana
Young Hetmyer latest to receive gear from project
Talented Berbice U-15 player Adrian Hetmyer is the latest young cricketer to benefit from Project “Cricket Gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana”. This initiative was conceptualized by Kishan Das of the USA and former Berbice left-hander Anil Beharry.
Hetmyer with the gear he received.
The teen had received a bat and a pair of gloves recently when he impressed Leon Sammy, one of the players in the touring NY Tri State U-17 team when they beat the Berbice U-15s in their preparations for the ongoing U-15 Inter-County tournament.
The thirteen-year-old all-rounder plays for the rapidly progressing Rose Hall Community CC and scored three centuries in four innings in the recently concluded BCB/Tenelec Inc. under15 Tournament for teams in Berbice.
The prolific right handed young batter/fast bowler is currently representing the Berbice Under15 team in the ongoing BCB/Dave West Indies Imports and Exports Inter County Tournament. This tournament will be used to select the National team which will participate in the CWI Regional Tournament which is to be played in August with white balls and coloured uniforms.
Hetmyer had a good outing in the first match scoring 31 runs before being run out and returned with the ball to capture two wickets.
Unfortunately, the second game was washed out. He is the son of former national youth player Seon (who scored a century against T&T in Barbados) and nephew of West Indies and RCB batter Shimron.
Adrian Hetmyer raises his bat after making another century.
Young Hetmyer received one pair of batting pads, arm guard and a pair of batting gloves. Speaking on behalf of the classy young player, his father Seon, who scored a century in CGI’s Franchise, promised to support this special talent further as his career grows. Das and Beharry are very excited to be associated with Adrian and vowed to closely follow his progress.
Total cricket related items collected so far: $130,000 cash, two trophies, eleven cricket boots, sixteen pairs of batting pads, seventeen bats, ten pairs of batting gloves, nineteen thigh pads, one wicket keeping pad, one arm guard, one helmet and five cricket bags. In addition to the above, $600,000 worth in gear was donated by former National Wicket/Keeper batsman Sheik Mohamed.
To date, thirty-four young players from all three counties of Guyana have already benefited from a junior gear bag, two trophies, ten bats, nine pairs of cricket shoes, seven pairs of batting pads, one arm guard and eight pairs of batting gloves. In addition, the Rose Hall Estate Cricket Club benefited from a pair of stumps and bails and two clubs in the Pomeroon area benefited from two used bats. Pomeroon, Leguan and Wakenaam Cricket Committees, Cotton Tree Die Hard and Rose Hall Estate CC also received one box of red cricket balls each.
Cricket related items, used or new, will be distributed free of cost to young and promising cricketers in Guyana. Skills, discipline and education are important characteristics of the recipients. Talent spotting is being done across the country and club leaders will also assist to identify talent.
We take this opportunity to thank Javed and Imran of West Indian Sports Complex, Option Group of USA, Hilbert Foster, Bish Panday of P and P Insurance Brokers, Sean Devers, Trevis Simon, Årïêl J. Tïlkú, Aaron Beharry, Leanna Bachan and Imran Saccoor, Devon Ramnauth, Teddy Singh, Romesh Munna, Ravi Etwaroo, Ravin Harkishun, Surendra Harkishun, Allan Mangru, Vishal Mahabir, Sherman Austin, Huburn Evans, Rajendra Daniel Sadeo and Ramesh Sunich of Trophy Stall, Sheik Mohamed of Star Sports Awards and Trophies and Ajay Gainda of Cricket Equipment Guyana, Peter Ramkissoon, Rabindranath Saywack, Roshan Gaffoor, Denesh Chandrapaul, Ameer Rahaman and Dr Cecil Beharry. Thanks to the media for the role they are playing in promoting this venture.
Distribution will continue. Anyone interested to contribute can contact Anil Beharry on 623-6875 or Kishan Das on 1-718-664-0896. (Sean Devers)
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