Overseas-based Guyanese, Reshma Mathura, has donated $20,000 dollars to the Project “Cricket Gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana”.

Mathura, a Guyanese now based in the USA, is the sister of Raj Mathura, another donor to the project.

The cash sum will be used to purchase cricket items that are not in stock but urgently needed by young cricketers.

Total cricket-related items received/purchased so far are $350,000 in cash, thirteen colored cricket uniforms, two trophies, seventeen pairs of cricket boots, thirty pairs of batting pads, thirty- one cricket bats, twenty-eight pairs of batting gloves, twenty-one thigh pads, three pairs of wicketkeeping pads, four arm guards, two boxes, nine cricket bags, six bat rubbers and six helmets. In addition to the above, $600,000 worth in gear was donated by Sheik Mohamed, former National wicketkeeper/batsman.

To date, fifty-three young players from all three counties of Guyana have benefitted from three junior gear bags, two trophies, four arm guards, twenty-one bats, two boxes, four helmets, twenty pairs of cricket shoes, thirteen pairs of batting pads, two thigh pads, one bat rubber and nineteen pairs of batting gloves.

In addition, two clubs in the Pomeroon area benefitted from two used bats.

Pomeroon, Leguan and Wakenam Cricket Committees and Cotton Tree Die Hard also received one box of red cricket balls each, Cold Fusion Cricket Club thirteen color uniforms while RHCCCC received fifteen white cricket shirts, one pair of junior batting pads, one pair of wicketkeeping gloves and a set of stumps and bails. The Essequibo Cricket Board also benefitted along with the Town of Lethem and youth coach, Travis Persaud with one box of red balls.

Cricket-related items, used or new, are 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 cricket clubs with a youth programme will also benefit.

Anyone interested in contributing can contact Anil Beharry on 623 6875 or Kishan Das on 1 718 664 0896.