Two more youngsters benefit from Project Cricket Gear

TWO more young cricketers have benefitted with cricket gear to further enhance their careers. Romario Ramdeholl and Avishkar Beharry, members of the Rose Hall Community Centre Cricket Club recently received one pair of batting gloves and one cricket bat respectively.

Ramdeholl captained the Berbice Under-15 team in 2022 and 2023. The all-rounder is a student of the Canje Secondary School. Beharry is a leg-spinner who is pursuing CAPE at the New Amsterdam Secondary School. He has represented Berbice at the Under-17 and 19 levels and the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Select X1 in Inter County tournaments. Both young players expressed gratitude for the support.|

Total cricket-related items received/purchased so far: $370,000 in cash, 13 coloured cricket uniforms, two trophies, 17 pairs of cricket boots, 31 pairs of batting pads, 32 cricket bats, 29 pairs of batting gloves, 23 thigh pads, three pairs of wicket-keeping pads, five arm guards, two boxes, 10 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 cricket gear requested and not available at the time.
To date, 65 young players from all three counties of Guyana have benefitted from three junior gear bags, two trophies, four arm guards, 26 bats, two boxes, five helmets, 22 pairs of cricket shoes, 15 pairs of batting pads, two thigh pads, one bat rubber, 24 pairs of batting gloves and two pairs of wicket-keeping gloves.

In addition, two clubs in the Pomeroon area collected two used bats. They Pomeroon, Leguan and Wakenaam Cricket Committees and Cotton Tree Die Hard also got one box of red cricket balls each, Cold Fusion Cricket Club 13 coloured uniforms while RHCCCC received two uniforms, 15 white cricket shirts, one pair of junior batting pads, one pair of wicket-keeping gloves and a set of stumps and bails.

Other beneficiaries are the Essequibo Cricket Board, the Town of Lethem, youth coach Travis Persaud and softball teams in the Upper Corentyne area.

Cricketp-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