ST CUTHBERT’S Mission cricket team is the latest to benefit from “Project Cricket Gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana,” the joint initiative of Anil Beharry of Guyana and Kishan Das of the USA.

Apart from a cash boost, the team also received one box of cricket balls. Beharry, who was on a recent visit to the Amerindian community to participate in a friendly cricket match, was so impressed with the talent of the cricketers and the interest shown by the kids outside of the boundary area, decided to make the contribution.
The balls will be used to develop young cricketers. A promise was also made to provide more support to the young cricketers in the community.

The project also recently received a cash donation of $100,000 from a generous family to assist in the purchase of cricket gear for young, aspiring and talented players. The funds will be used only when requests are made for gear and are not available at the moment. The project takes the opportunity to thank the family for the kind gesture.

Total cricket related items received/purchased so far: $730,000 in cash, 13 coloured cricket uniforms, one set of stumps, two trophies, 36 pairs of cricket shoes, 38 pairs of batting pads, 47 cricket bats, 42 pairs of batting gloves, 29 thigh pads, three pairs of wicket-keeping pads, six arm guards, two chest pads, two boxes, 14 gear bags, 13 bat rubbers, seven helmets, one fiber glass bat, one pair of floppy hat, one pair of inners, 16 boxes and four of white cricket balls, 13 boxes of red cricket balls, one bat cone and 28 footballs.

To date, 99 players from all three counties of Guyana have benefitted directly from cash, eight gear bags, two trophies, four arm guards, 36 bats, four boxes, six helmets, 37 pairs of cricket shoes, 21 pairs of batting pads, 26 thigh pads, one bat grip, 40 pairs of batting gloves, one pair of wicket-keeping pads and four pairs of wicket-keeping gloves with one pair of inners.

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 same. Progressive and well managed cricket clubs with a youth programme, will also benefit.
Anyone interested to contribute can contact Anil Beharry on 623 6875 or Kishan Das on 1 718 664 08