FORMER Berbice youth player, Aaron Beharry, was in receipt of a gift in the form of cash from his LBI teammates in recognition of his selection to the Ontario Cricket Academy youth team.

The team will tour Sri Lanka from March 11 to 21 and will include matches in the T20, 40 overs and 50 overs categories.

This is the 14th international tour for the OCA, 6th to Sri Lanka since 2010. The team includes three players who represented Canada Under-19 team in the recently concluded Youth World Cup in the Caribbean.

Beharry, who bowls right-arm off-spin and is a solid middle-order right-handed batter, represented Berbice two years each at the Under-15 and Under-19 levels.

He is currently a member of the historic Everest Cricket Club (ECC) in Georgetown, LBI Cricket Club on the East Coast of Demerara and Young Warriors Cricket Club (YWCC) in Berbice.

Academically, Beharry is also pursuing a Degree in Economics at the University of Guyana and is in his fourth and final year.

At a simple presentation held recently at LBI facility, Beharry, Canadian-born and son of former Berbice Senior Inter-County all-rounder and current executive of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), Anil Beharry, said that he was pleasantly surprised with the gesture and he is very grateful for the thought of his teammates. He promised to do his best to make them and everyone proud.

He added that the recent exposure gained at the national Senior Trials has given him a different view of the game and appreciates what it takes to reach the highest level.

He also thanked OCA coach Tribhawan Jagessar, formerly of East Canje, Berbice but who now lives in Canada, for his recommendation.

The cash was presented by Yuraj Khemraj, president of LBI Cricket Club in the presence of the team.

He said that LBI CC will always support their players and observed recently the improved level of Beharry’s maturity, intense training and commitment to the game. Khemraj also wished him a safe trip along with good and consistent performances.