FEMALE player Jade Campbell and her teammate, Enrique Mickle, were the latest young cricketers to benefit from ‘Project Cricket Gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana.’
The initiative is a joint project between Anil Beharry and Kishan Das.

Both players are products of Rose Hall Community Centre CC.

Thirteen-year-old Campbell, a student of New Amsterdam Multilateral Secondary School, is a fast bowler and was the only female cricketer to be selected in the Berbice 2022 under-13 male squad.

Mickle, a student of Canje Secondary School, is a left arm orthodox spinner, who represented Berbice last year at the U-15 level.

He was in the Select 11 for the 2023 tournament.

Both players received one pair of batting gloves each.

The young striving cricketers were very thankful for the gesture.

Total cricket-related items received/purchased so far include $370,000 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 wicket-keeping pads, four arm guards, two boxes, nine cricket bags, six bat rubbers, six helmets and one softball cricket bat.

In addition to the above, $600,000 worth in gear was donated by Sheik Mohamed, former National wicket-keeper/batsman. All cash collected is being used to purchase needed cricket gear.
To date, sixty-three young players from all three counties of Guyana have benefitted from the programme.

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.