YOUNG Ajay Gainda, owner of Cricket Equipment Guyana, answered the call from former National youth player Devon Ramnauth and donated one pair of cricket shoes to Orion Hope, a student of St Joseph High School.

Hope was once awarded as the Youngest Kidpreneur by Ministry of Tourism. He attended the recently-concluded Malteenoes Sports Club Summer Cricket Camp and fell in love with the game instantly.
This initiative is a joint project by Anil Beharry of Guyana and Kishan Das of the USA.

Total cricket-related items collected so far: $230 000 cash, two trophies, 12 pairs of cricket boots, 19 pairs of batting pads, 21 bats, 15 pairs of batting gloves, 19 thigh pads, one pair of wicket-keeping pad, one arm guard, six cricket bags and two helmets. In addition to the above, $600 000 worth in gear was donated by Sheik Mohamed, former National wicketkeeper/batter.

To date, 38 young players from all three counties of Guyana have already benefited from three junior gear bag, two trophies, one arm guard, 14 bats, one box, two helmets, 11 pairs of cricket shoes, 10 pairs of batting pads, one bat rubber and 12 pairs of batting gloves.

In addition, two clubs in the Pomeroon area benefited from two used bats. Pomeroon, Leguan and Wakenaam Cricket Committees and Cotton Tree Die Hard also received one box of red cricket balls each while RHCCCC received two, 15 white cricket shirts, one pair of junior batting pads, one pair of wicket-keeping gloves and a set of stumps and bails from the Essequibo Cricket Board.

Cricket-related items, used or new, will be distributed free of cost to young and promising cricketers in Guyana. Skills, discipline and education are important characteristics of the recipients.
Talent-spotting is being done across the country and club leaders also assist to identify talent. Progressive and well managed clubs will also benefit.