West Demerara Secondary School alumni donate cricket equipment

Former Guyana and West Indies cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul (fifth from right) presents a bat to Headmaster of the West Demerara Secondary School, Harrinarine. Sharing the moment are teachers and students of the school and cricketers Tagenarine Chanderpaul (third right) and Akshaya Persaud (fourth right) and local alumni representative Naveed Ali (third left)

Cricket development at the West Demerara Secondary School has been given a major boost following the presentation of a large quantity of equipment Thursday.

Some students and teachers gathered at the school, located a short distance from the Demerara Harbour Bridge, on Thursday morning to receive the equipment from representatives of the alumni.

Making the presentation on behalf of the alumni was former Guyana and West Indies cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul, his son Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Guyana Jaguars Super50 selectee Akshaya Persaud and Naveed Ali, an ex-student of the school and local coordinator of the alumni.