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RHTYSC and NAMILCO celebrate achievements of cricketers
– Six to participate in upcoming CPL
Kaieteur Sports – The National Milling Company of Guyana (NAMILCO) and the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club would shortly celebrate four years of working together as the company has been the official sponsor of the RHTYSC first division team. The Rose Hall Town NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour First Division team over the years has been the leading one in the Ancient County and is a constant producer of players for Berbice, Guyana and the West Indies.
RHTYSC Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster hailed the outstanding bond between the club and NAMILCO, describing the company as one of the foundation of its success. The RHTYSC in 2023 has produced a total of fifteen cricketers for Guyana at the Under 13, Under 15, Under 17, Under 19, female and senior male levels.
The team also has a total of six senior players who would participate in the 2023 Caribbean Premier League, which starts later in the month. Three NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour male members are on the Amazon Warriors team. They are Kevin Sinclair, Kevlon Anderson and Junior Sinclair. Additionally, three female RHTYSC members Shemaine Campbelle, Sheneeta Grimmond and Shabaki Gajnabi are on the Amazon Warriors Female team for the tournament that would be played in Trinidad.
Foster described the six players in the CPL as a major achievement for the club that was founded in September 1990 by three times Commonwealth Youth Service Awardee, the St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Youth Club. Jonathan Rampersaud and Jeremy Sandia have been outstanding with the ball for the Guyana Under19 team currently playing in St. Vincent. Rampersaud is the leading bowler for the team with two-five wicket hauls while Sandia has one. Matthew Pottaya would shortly be serving as the vice-captain for the national Under17 team, while Raffel McKenzie and Tameshwar Deonandan are with the Guyana Under13 team in Trinidad for a series of matches.
In 2023, the NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour team has undertaken a total 32 programmes/project under the name of the sponsorship. They include the construction of an internal fence at the Area ‘H’ ground, massive clean-up of the venue, publication of the annual review magazine, Jessica Sandia Mother’s programme, Walter Nero Father Day Programme, Republic Bank School Holiday camp, Cricket Academy, Tribute to Heroes, Feeding of the Poor. The team also donated over $400,000 worth of items to the Port Mourant Hospital Therapy Unit and also assisted hundreds of youths with bicycles, clothing and sports gears.
The RHT Namilco Thunderbolt Flour Team pose with Namilco Managing Director Bert Sukhai.
The team is also planning a series of activities for the rest of the year to make a positive difference in the lives of youths, the elderly and less fortunate. The team is now spearheading a million dollars school bag project for school children and other programmes including restoration of the Area ‘H’ pavilion, upgrading of the club office, medical outreach with USA doctors, Christmas village and the annual Christmas charity programme. The team is also working on the publication of a pictorial review of the club for 2023 and also another edition of the RHTYSC Youth Information Booklet.
National player Kevlon Anderson leads the NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour team in 2023 and includes Kevin Sinclair, Junior Sinclair, Clinton Pestano, Slyus Tyndall, Jonathan Rampersaud, Keith Simpson, Slyus Tyndall, Jeremy Sandia, Romesh Bharrat, Matthew Pottaya, Jason Sinclair, Keon Sinclair, Troy Mathieson, Shemaine Campbelle, Sheneeta Grimmond and Shakabi Gajnabi.
Foster, who is also the President of the vibrant Berbice Cricket Board, hailed the support of the management and staff of NAMILCO. The RHTYSC, Foster states that the company also sponsors a number of activities every year with financial contributions, trophies, medals and hampers of its products. NAMILCO’s Managing Director Bert Sukhai stated that his company was very pleased to be associated with the cricket team and was delighted with its achievements.
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