First set of recipients benefit from Butcher Memorial programme

Players pose after receiving their gear from the Basil Butcher Memorial Project.

Twenty-five junior cricketers drawn from six clubs on Saturday became the first recipients of cricket gear from the Basil Butcher Cricket Development Programme.

The programme is a collaborative effort between the 10 cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) and the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB).

The players were drawn from the RHTYSC, Albion, Port Mourant, Rose Hall Canje, Blairmont and West Berbice cricket teams.