Cricket Zone USA once again on board with Project

Jul 15, 2022 Sports

“Cricket Gear for young & promising cricketers in Guyana”

Transport Sports Club and National U-17 captain Alvin Mohabir benefited from Project “Cricket Gear for Young and Promising Cricketers in Guyana”.

Ravin Etwaroo (left) presents the gear to Kishan Das.

The talented left handed batsman and right arm off spinner received an E4 bat along with a pair of batting pads and batting gloves and this contribution was from Ravi Etwaroo of Cricket Zone USA, Bronx, NY.

Mohabir was selected for CWI trials for selection on the West Indies Under19 team that participated in the recently concluded ICC Under19 World Cup held in the Caribbean.

While making the team, he has impressed with his maturity, skills, commitment and discipline and is one for the future. Mohabir will lead Guyana in the upcoming Regional U-17 Tournament in Trinidad.

At a simple ceremony in the USA, Etwaroo, owner of the popular sports store, handed over the gear to Kishan Das, a partner in this initiative along with Anil Beharry of Guyana.

The pair thanked Etwaroo for his continued support of this project.

Das informed that Edwardo’s first gift was his E4 bat which was presented to Mohabir as well.

“I am also very pleased with the level of accountability and the noble purpose of this project and will continue to support young cricketers in Guyana.

This initiative is to help identify and nurture young talents and at the same time encourage them to educate themselves,” Das posited.

Total cricket related items collected so far: $170,000 cash, two trophies, eleven cricket boots, eighteen pairs of batting pads, twenty bats, fourteen 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, fourteen bats, one box, two helmets, ten pairs of cricket shoes, ten pairs of batting pads, one bat rubber and twelve 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.

Dass and Beharry 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.

They also thanked the Media for assisting in the promoting this venture and anyone interested in contributing can contact Beharry on 623 6875 or Das on 1 718 664 0896. (Sean Devers)

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