NATIONAL youth cricketer, Nigel Deodat, was the recipient of GY$100,000 worth of cricket gear as the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports club (RHTY&SC) joined hands with Star Sports.
The promising all-rounder, who is currently playing for Berbice in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) U-19 tournament, received a $64,000 cricket bat, a pair of batting gloves and batting pads, along with a gear bag . He visited the Star Sports store in Enmore, owned by former national player, Sheik Mohamed, to accept the sponsorship.
Hilbert Foster, who is spearheading a Gear for Youth Cricketers programme in the Ancient County, met with Deodat during a meeting of U-19 players and committed himself to assisting the youth to fulfil his potential.

The player, who plays for the Blairmont Cricket Club, lost his father fifteen years ago and he credits his mother for his success over the years. Foster contacted former national player, Mohamed, CEO of Star Sports, for a sponsorship for the talented left-arm spinner and he readily agreed to donate the bat, gloves and pads. Several clubs in the Upper Corentyne will also benefit from one million dollars’ worth of cricket gear, early next month from an overseas-based Guyanese who contacted the BCB president with an offer to assist Berbice cricket.
Clubs in the county would also receive $700,000 worth of cricket balls under the Shimron/Nirvani Hetmyer Trust Fund and 300,000 worth of scorebooks from a travel company based in Georgetown. He urged Deodat to care for the donated gear and to remain focused and disciplined. A very humble Deodat stated that he would make both the BCB president and Mohamed very proud with his performance on and off the cricket field