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Vikings and Riverside Cricket Clubs of the USA provide support for “cricket gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana”
Derek Kallicharran accepts the tokens from Raj Rai in the presence of other club members.
Kaieteur Sports – The Vikings and Riverside Cricket Clubs of the USA donated one pair of cricket shoes and four pairs of batting gloves to this noble initiative done jointly by Anil Beharry of Guyana and Kishan Das of the USA. The long-established cricket clubs expressed confidence in the project and is impressed with its work and reach over the years. This initiative is grateful to Raj Rai, Kumar Dindyal, Sohan Bheer, Shazam Hussein, Tony, Derek and Krishna Kallicharran. Over the years, many cricketers benefitted from this project, including Kevlon Anderson, who recently made his debut for West Indies.
This project will continue to improve the lives of youths in every community. We are pleased to be part of the development of young cricketers in Guyana. Our aim is to keep them off the streets and get them actively involved in sports, cricket in particular.
Total cricket related items received/purchased so far: $730,000 in cash, thirteen colored cricket uniforms, one set of stumps, two trophies, thirty six pairs of cricket shoes, thirty eight pairs of batting pads, forty seven cricket bats, forty six pairs of batting gloves, twenty nine thigh pads, three pairs of wicket keeping pads, six arm guards, two chest pads, two boxes, fourteen gear bags, thirteen bat rubbers, seven helmets, one fiber glass bat, one pair of floppy hat, one pair of inners, sixteen boxes and four of white cricket balls, thirteen boxes of red cricket balls, one bat cone and twenty eight footballs. In addition to the above, gear with value of over $600,000 was donated by Sheik Mohamed, former National wicket keeper/batsman. All cash collected is being used to purchase cricket gear requested and not available at the time.
To date, ninety-nine players, male and female, from all three counties of Guyana have benefited directly from cash, nine gear bags, two trophies, four arm guards, thirty-seven bats, four boxes, six helmets, thirty-six pairs of cricket shoes, twenty-one pairs of batting pads, twenty-five thigh pads, one bat grip, forty pairs of batting gloves, one pair of wicketkeeping pads and four pairs of wicketkeeping gloves with one pair of inners. Many others benefited indirectly.
Distribution will continue.
Anyone interested to contribute can contact Anil Beharry on 623 6875 or Kishan Das on 1 718 664 0896.
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