Promising 12-year-old leg spinning all-rounder Lakeram Singh of Rose Hall Estate Community Centre Cricket Club recently received one junior cricket gear bag from “Cricket Gear for Young and Promising Cricketers in Guyana” project.
This initiative is a joint effort by Kishan Das of the USA and Anil Beharry with the aim of providing cricket gear free of cost for young and talented cricketers in Guyana.
The project is seeking new and used cricket gear which will then be distributed across the length and breadth of Guyana.
According to a release from the group,
“The recently resuscitated cricket club is climbing the ladder rapidly under its new leadership and has already produced several male and female cricketers at the national youth level with West Indies youth pacer Isiah Thorne leading the way.
Thorne was only recently selected in the West Indies Under 19 squad to tour England in preparation for Youth World Cup 2022 to be held in the Caribbean.
So far, the project has raised cash for the purchasing of first aid kits, two boots, 12 pairs of batting pads, 11 bats, nine pairs of batting gloves and four gear bags.
Some 15 young players from Essequibo Coast and Pomeroon have already benefited from five bats, six pairs of batting pads and four pairs of batting gloves. Two clubs in the Pomeroon area also benefited from two used bats along with young Singh.
“Talent spotting will be done across Guyana along with guidance from club leaders to identify the players. Players must be in school and disciplined. Players above school age will also be considered,” the release detailed.
The release said that Das and Beharry would like to thank Imran and Javed Khan of West Indian Sports Complex, Option Group, Bish Panday of P and P Insurance Brokers, Sean Devers, Travis Simon, Hilbert Foster of RHTY&SC, Ariel Tilku, Aaron Beharry, Devon Ramnauth, Sherman Austin, Teddy Singh, Leana Bachan and Imran Saccoor, Romash Munna and Vishal Mahabir. More distribution will be done as soon as gear arrives from the USA.
Anyone interested in contributing can contact Beharry on 623 6875 or Das on 1 718 664 0896.
