ABHA Khan, a 14-year-old female cricketer from Better Hope, East Coast, Demerara, is the latest to benefit from “Project Cricket Gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana,” the joint initiative between Anil Beharry of Guyana and Kishan Das of the USA.
The young and aspiring cricketer will be participating in a windball cricket tournament in Trinidad and Tobago in late October. She will be representing Royal Striker Cricket Team. The Good Hope Secondary student was the recipient of cash to assist with expenses related to the tour.
At a simple ceremony held recently, Khan expressed gratitude for the token.
Total cricket related items received/purchased so far: $843,146 in cash, 13 coloured cricket uniforms, one set of stumps, two trophies, 36 pairs of cricket shoes, 40 pairs of batting pads, 51 cricket bats, 48 pairs of batting gloves, 29 thigh pads, three pairs of wicket-keeping pads, six arm guards, two chest pads, two boxes, 15 gear bags, 13 bat rubbers, seven helmets, one fiber glass bat, one pair of floppy hat, 16 boxes and four of white cricket balls, 13 boxes of red cricket balls, one bat cone, one batting inners and 28 footballs.
To date, 108 players from all three counties of Guyana have benefitted directly from cash, 11 gear bags, two trophies, four arm guards, 43 bats, five boxes, six helmets, 39 pairs of cricket shoes, 23 pairs of batting pads, 25 thigh pads, one bat grip, 42 pairs of batting gloves, one pair of wicket-keeping pads and four pairs of wicket-keeping gloves.
Anyone interested to contribute can contact Anil Beharry on 623 6875 or Kishan Das at 1-718-664-0896