ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The world-renowned Kingston Cricket Club (KCC) and Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) are among eight clubs which have been selected in the second round to benefit from the WICB Digicel Grassroots Club Grants Programme. The home club of the legendary West Indies captain Clive Lloyd and former world record-holder for most wickets in Tests, Lance Gibbs – the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) – has also been selected to benefit from the Grant Programme.
The club of former West Indies fast bowler Kenny Benjamin – Liberta Sports Club will benefit from the programme to build all-weather batting nets.
GCC, which is based at Bourda, will also use the grant to construct all-weather batting nets; the same will be done by DCC.
Kingston Cricket Club which is housed at Sabina Park will use their grant to execute training programmes.
The WICB Digicel Grassroots Club Grants Programme has been widely successful after the initial period when ten clubs were selected to be the beneficiaries.
Digicel Grassroots Grants Recipients – Period 2
Antigua – Liberta Sports Club – All-weather batting nets
Guyana – Demerara Cricket Club – All-weather batting nets
East Bank Demerara Cricket Association – Field and fencing
Georgetown Cricket Club – All-weather batting nets
Grenada – At Andrew’s Cricket League – Gear and training programme
Jamaica – Kingston Cricket Club – Training programme
St Vincent – Neil Williams Cricket Inc. – Training programme
Trinidad – Preysal Cricket Club – Gear and training programme
Digicel Grassroots Grants Recipients – Period 1
Barbados – Isolation Cavaliers – Pitches and cricket gear
Pickwick Cricket Club – Covers, nets, boundary rope, cricket equipment
St Catherine Sports and Social Club – Ground preparation and land filling
Trinidad – First Citizen Clarke Road United – Cricket gear and coaching
Orange Field Sports Club – Drive Mower
Antigua – Pigotts Sports Club – Cricket gear and drive mower
Dominica – Grand Bay Sports Committee – Covers, door and burglar bars
Guyana – Wakenaam Community Centre Ground – Sightscreen, ground levelling and rolling
Jamaica – St Catherine Cricket Club – Bowling machine, practice balls, training equipment
St Lucia – Choiseul Cricket Coach Programme – Coaches, playing surface, pitch construction and cricket gear.