Twenty four youth cricketers receive over $1M in cricket gears in massive development programme

Sep 13, 2023 Sports

BCB/ Zamal Hussain Cricket Trust Fund

aieteur Sports – “When I was elected President of the Berbice Cricket Board in 2018, I made a commitment to work hard to make sure that every youth is given the equal opportunity to fulfill his/her talent on the field in spite of poverty, lack of facility and the club they play for. Over the years, my administration has worked very hard to fulfill this promise and today another set of twenty four players would benefit. We have assisted close to one thousand youth cricketers to be better cricketers and students in the classroom. We are very proud of this achievement and we would continue to assist in the future.” Those were the words of BCB President Hilbert Foster as he addressed the presentation ceremony of the first ever Zamal Hussain Berbice Cricket Trust Fund.

A total of twenty four youth cricketers drawn from clubs across the county received personal gear from the Trust Fund. The players who received the gear were Isaac Charles, Nathaniel Amsterdam, Jonathan Daniels, Gautam Dhanraj, Gavin Kesten, Vishal Williams, Suraj Cyril, David Alfred, Christopher Baldeo, Keon Joseph, Adesh Hemraj, Joel Baldeo, Trevor Reynolds, Alese Moore, Keshain Narine, Melon Barnwell, Sohail Srikissoon, Rajesh Singh, Khemraj Sewnauth, Delroy Singh, Davindra Capel and the lone Female Saradha Sewnarine. They each received a cricket ball, pair of batting pad and batting gloves. Foster in an emotional address to the gathering, told the young cricketers to take advantage of the efforts of the BCB and use the gear for the intended purpose.

Youth Cricketers poses after the presentation of the gears with Zamal Hussain and BCB officials.

The BCB President stated that the board is determined to uphold the legacy of Rohan Kanhai, Alvin Kallicharran, Basil Butcher and Roy Fredericks. The President expressed gratitude to Hussain, who is the Vice Chairman of Region 6 for his support and hailed him as a true friend of Berbice Cricket. Foster stated that the Vice Chairman followed in the footsteps of Region 5 Vice Chairman Rion Peters and members of Parliament Faizul Jaffarally in setting up trust funds to assist cricketers and clubs in the area. He urged the young cricketers to develop a culture of hard work, dedication, discipline and devotion to the game.

BCB President Hilbert Foster hands over gears to Fardeem Kaleem in the presence of his mother and Zamal Hussain.

He also disclosed that another one hundred youth players would before the year end of 2023 receive about eight million dollars worth of gear, while clubs would receive $1 million worth of red cricket balls. Youth cricketers would also benefit from personal development clinics, coaching manuals, youth information booklets and coaching sessions involving twenty part-time coaches attached to the BCB/Government of Guyana programme.

Meanwhile, the BCB President fulfilled a promise he made to thirteen year old Fardeen Kaleem of the Cotton Tree Cricket Club. Foster had met Kaleem on a recent visit to the West Berbice Cricket Acdemy and readily agreed to assist the teenager to fulfill his dream of becoming a professional cricketer. With the support of former national player Sheik Mohamed, Foster presented one hundred thousand dollars’ worth of gear to Kaleem. The items received included a bat, batting pad, batting gloves, helmet and protective gear. A delighted Kaleem expressed gratitude to Foster for his assistance while his mother Yasheena Persaud hailed the BCB president as a role model and mentor.

Vice Chairman Zamal Hussain stated that as a proud Berbician, he was very happy of the work of the BCB under the leadership of Foster and he wanted to be part of developmental process. Hussain stated that he was happy to assist the youths. He urged them to take proper care of the items and to also focus on their education. Hussain also stated that the People Progressive Party government was investing heavily in the development of sports in Berbice and pledged his continued support to the BCB in the future. The players were drawn from clubs like Guymine, Mt. Sanai, Edinburg, Rose Hall Canje, Tucber Park, Port Mourant, Cotton Tree, Bath, Bush Lot United, Scottsburg, Upper Corentyne, RHTYSC, Albion and Berbice River.

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