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Youth Coach benefits from Project “Cricket Gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana”
Kaieteur News – Everest Cricket Club coach, Travis Mohamed was gifted one box of red cricket balls from this joint initiative of Anil Beharry of Guyana and Kishan Das of the USA. The balls will assist Mohamed with his coaching programmes. At a simple ceremony held recently, Mohamed was thankful for the balls while Beharry pledged to continue to support young and talented cricketers in Guyana.
At Left is Anil Beharry handing over the box of balls to Travis Mohamed.
Total cricket related items received/purchased so far: Thirteen colored cricket uniforms, two trophies, seventeen pairs of cricket boots, thirty pairs of batting pads, thirty one cricket bats, twenty eight pairs of batting gloves, twenty one thigh pads, three pairs of wicket keeping pads, four arm guards, two boxes, nine cricket bags, six bat rubbers and six helmets. $330,000 in cash was raised as well. In addition to the above, $600,000 worth in gear was donated by Sheik Mohamed, former National wicket keeper/batsman.
To date, fifty three young players from all three counties of Guyana have benefited from three junior gear bag, two trophies, four arm guards, twenty one bats, two boxes, four helmets, twenty pairs of cricket shoes, thirteen pairs of batting pads, two thigh pad, one bat rubber and nineteen pairs of batting gloves. In addition, two clubs in the Pomeroon area benefited from two used bats. Pomeroon, Leguan and Wakenaam 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. The Essequibo Cricket Board also benefited along with the Town of Lethem and youth cricket coach Travis Persaud with one box of red balls.
Cricket related items, used or new, are 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 also assist to identify talent. Progressive and well managed clubs will also benefit. Anyone interested to contribute can contact Anil Beharry on 623 6875 or Kishan Das on 1 718 664 0896.
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