RAFAEL Mckenzie and Munesh Rampersaud, two young and talented cricketers, are 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.
Both cricketers represented their county at the youth level. Over the years, many cricketers have benefitted from this project, including ace pacer Shamar Joseph, Kevlon Anderson, who recently made his debut for West Indies.
This project will continue to improve the lives of youths in every community and is pleased to be part of the development of young cricketers in Guyana.
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, 39 pairs of batting pads, 48 cricket bats, 47 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, 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, 101 cricketers from all three counties of Guyana have benefited directly from cash, nine gear bags, two trophies, four arm guards, 39 bats, four boxes, six helmets, 36 pairs of cricket shoes, 21 pairs of batting pads, 25 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.
Anyone interested to contribute can contact Anil Beharry on 623 6875 or Kishan Das on 1 718 664 0896.