THE once vibrant Young Warriors Cricket Club (YWCC) of Cumberland, East Canje, Berbice is aggressively embarking on a project to restore the club and its venue to its former glory.

Executive members of the club, led by recently elected president, Imran Saccoor, a banker by profession, have launched a massive drive to raise funds to restore the venue to what it was before.

Six years ago, the venue was in picture-perfect condition when coach Hubern Evans migrated to the USA and hardworking executive Anil Beharry moved to Georgetown. Since then, it has deteriorated to a state of disrepair.

In an invited comment. Saccoor disclosed that he is positive that the club will return to where it rightfully belong and is appealing to the Government of Guyana, Corporate Guyana and private individuals for assistance. According to him, the first step is to replace the fence, fix the outfield, fix the pavilions and move aggressively to recruit new players.

The YWCC produced many outstanding players during its twenty years of existence with the latest being West Indies batting star, Shimron Hetmyer. Other players who represented Berbice, Guyana and the West Indies at different levels are Gajanand Singh, who now plays for the USA, Richard Ramdeen, former National captain Damodar Daesrath, Seon Hetmyer, Paul Wintz, Kwesi Maltay, Balram Samaroo, Alex Algoo, Kevin Ramdeen, Loaknauth Ramsuchit, Kassim Khan, Linden Austin, Sanjay Khan, Shazad Khan, Ishwar Singh, Aaron Beharry, Anil Beharry, Suresh Dhanai, Farouk Hussain and Daryl Narine among many others.

The YWCC won the first and only Shapoorji Palonji National T20 competition, defeating Blairmont CC, Neal and Massay National 40-over Competition, defeating the powerful Demerara Cricket Club in the final at the Guyana National Stadium, among other championship titles. The club won the GCB club of the year title for two consecutive years.

The current executive is seeking help in cash and kind to help restore the venue. Contact can be made with Imran Saccoor on 603 1436, Aubrey David on 646 0294 or any executive member of the club.