Leguan Island youths benefit from Project 'Cricket Gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana'

Leguan Island youths benefit from Project ‘Cricket Gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana’

Mar 03, 2024 Sports

Young cricketers proudly display their cricket gear.

Kaieteur Sports – Several young and promising cricketers from the Island of Leguan, Essequibo have benefited from this joint initiative of Anil Beharry of Guyana and Kishan Das of the USA. They have received two pairs of batting pads, two pairs of cricket shoes, two bat rubbers, one box of red balls, one thigh pad, one helmet, eight pairs of batting gloves and one gear bag. Zaman Mustapha, executive of Leguan Cricket Committee and Essequibo Cricket Board reached out for assistance and the gears were made readily available. He expressed gratitude toward this initiative and promised to promote youth cricket on the Island. This project is impressed with the recent development of cricket in Essequibo in general and is happy to help in its development process.

Total cricket-related items received/purchased so far: $370,000 in cash, thirteen colored cricket uniforms, two trophies, nineteen pairs of cricket shoes, 32 pairs of batting pads, 34 cricket bats, thirty pairs of batting gloves, 24 thigh pads, three pairs of wicket keeping pads, six arm guards, two chest guards, two boxes, eleven cricket bags, six bat rubbers, six helmets, one softball cricket bat and ten boxes of white balls. In addition to the above, over $600,000 worth of gear was donated by Sheik Mohamed, former National wicket-keeper/batsman. All cash collected is being used to purchase cricket gear requested and is not available at the time.

To date, 72 young players from all three counties of Guyana have directly benefited from seven gear bags, two trophies, four arm guards, 31 bats, three boxes, six helmets, 27 pairs of cricket shoes, eighteen pairs of batting pads, 24 thigh pads, one bat rubber, 31 pairs of batting gloves and three pairs of wicketkeeping gloves. Many youths would have benefited indirectly too. 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, Cold Fusion Cricket Club thirteen color uniforms while RHCCCC received three boxes of balls, fifteen white cricket shirts, one pair of junior batting pads, one pair of wicket keeping gloves and a set of stumps and bails. Other beneficiaries are The Essequibo Cricket Board, the Town of Lethem and youth coach, Travis Persaud, softball teams in the Upper Corentyne area, No.65 Young Titans, Just Try CC, Wakenaam Cricket Academy, National fast bowler Shemar Joseph, Nehemiah Hohenkirk, Shamar Apple and Leguan Cricket Committee, Essequibo.

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 in identifying talent. Progressive and well-managed cricket clubs with a youth program, will also benefit.

We take this opportunity to thank 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, Romash Munna, Ravi Etwaroo, Kelvin Brijlall, Ravin Harkishun, Surendra Harkishun, Allan Mangru and Dennis Mangru, Vishal Mahabir, Sherman Austin, Huburn Evans, Rajendra Sadeo and Ramesh Sunich of Trophy Stall, Sheik Mohamed of Star Sports Awards and Trophies, Ajay Gainda of Cricket Equipment Guyana, Gajanand Singh, Peter Ramkissoon, Rabindranath Saywack, Roshan Gaffoor, Ameer Rahaman, Chin Singh, Denesh Chandrapaul, Davo Naraine of UK, Dr Cecil Beharry, Raj Mathura, Raj Bharrat, Latch Mohabir and family, Suresh Dhanai, Vishal Nagamootoo, Moses Nagamootoo, Regal Sports Store, Omkar Singh, Parmanand Dhaniram,Denanauti Singh, Krishna Rengensamy, Ishwar Singh, Ricky Deonarain of 4R Bearings, Terry Mathura, Kennard Verapen and NY Pioneer Cricket Club and Anita and Derek Kallicharran. We thank the media for the role they are playing in promoting this venture. Distribution will continue.

Anyone interested in contributing can contact Anil Beharry on 623 6875 or Kishan Das on 1 718 664 0896.

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