ON a sun-kissed day at the historic Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC), Bourda, 40 Primary School children turned up on Saturday to learn the rudiments of cricket at the GCC’s KFC Mini Zingers kiddies programme.
Coached by former National U-19 opener and Ex-National Selector Peter Persaud, Martin Pestano-Bell, and Muniram Persaud, the programme, which was launched in the first week of October last year, caters for both boys and girls.
Sessions are conducted every Saturday from 08:00 – 09:30 hrs.

According to Johnathan Yearwood, President of GCC, the oldest Cricket Club in the West Indies, the programme, which is being sponsored by KFC (Guyana), is going very well, and is impacting future stars.
“The children come and learn the basics about cricket on the famous Bourda Ground. We try to encourage those who show talent how to do things properly,” explained the proactive President.
“It’s always a pleasure to see so many children out on a cricket field early on a Saturday morning, and they all come out and enjoy it. It is a very nice programme, and we appreciate the support from the KFC Chicken Franchise in Guyana. And without this sponsorship, this programme would not be functioning.

GCC is very pleased to have this programme running, and we are delighted that the parents send their children to attend these sessions,” Yearwood concluded. (SD)