Nat U-17 opener Campbell benefits from Project

Jul 13, 2022 Sports

Cricket Gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana…

Kaieteur News- Demerara Cricket Club’s compact opener Jadon Campbell is the latest youth to benefit from Project Cricket Gear for Young and Promising Cricketers in Guyana.

The talented batter was recently selected to represent Guyana in the upcoming Regional U-17 Tournament to be held in Trinidad.

Campbell, who is also a wicketkeeper, thanked the initiative, a joint venture by Kishan Das of the USA and Anil Beharry of Guyana.

“I want to maintain the rich history of my club and follow in the footsteps of Lance Gibbs, Roy Fredericks, Roger Harper, Travis Dowlin and many others,” Campbell added.

Aaron Beharry, a representative of the project, stated that the partnership is please to help young and talented cricketers in Guyana.

“This initiative is to help identify and nurture young talent and at the same time encourage them to educate themselves,” Beharry added.

Aaron Beharry (left) presents the boots to Jadon Campbell.

Total cricket related items collected so far: $170,000 cash, two trophies, eleven cricket boots, seventeen pairs of batting pads, nineteen bats, thirteen pairs of batting gloves, nineteen thigh pads, one wicket keeping pad, one arm guard, six cricket bags and two helmets. In addition to the above, $600,000 worth in gear was donated by Sheik Mohamed, former National wicket keeper/batsman.

To date, thirty-seven young players from all three counties of Guyana have already benefited from three junior gear bag, two trophies, one arm guard, thirteen bats, one box, two helmets, ten pairs of cricket shoes, nine pairs of batting pads, one bat rubber and eleven pairs of batting gloves.

In addition, two clubs in the Pomeroon area benefited from two used bats. Pomeroon, Leguan and Wakenam Cricket Committees and Cotton Tree Die Hard also received one box of red cricket balls each while RHCCCC received two, fifteen white cricket shirts, one pair of junior batting pads, one pair of wicket keeping gloves and a set of stumps and bails.

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. Progressive and well managed clubs will also benefit.

Beharry and Dass thanked 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, Kelvin Brijlall, Ravin Harkishun, Surendra Harkishun, Allan Mangru, Vishal Mahabir, Sherman Austin, Huburn Evans, Rajendra Sadeo and Ramesh Sunich of Trophy Stall, Sheik Mohamed of Star Sports Awards and Trophies and Ajay Gainda of Cricket Equipment Guyana, Gajanand Singh, Chin Singh, Peter Ramkissoon, Rabindranath Saywack, Roshan Gaffoor, Ameer Rahaman, Denesh Chandrapaul and Dr Cecil Beharry.

The pair thanked to the media for the role they are playing in promoting this venture.

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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