Cricket Gear initiative benefits once more from Persaud

Charrandas Persaud, former Guyana High Commissioner to India and former Member of Parliament, has once again showed his love for cricket and confidence in the joint initiative between Anil Beharry of Guyana and Kishan Das of the USA to provide cricket gear for youngsters.

Persaud, an Attorney-at-Law, who is a Guyanese by birth and a Canadian citizen, donated four cricket bats, 12 red cricket balls and two pairs of batting gloves. Persaud’s total contributions to this project are nine cricket bats, 24 red balls and two pairs of batting gloves.
He stated that he was impressed with the reach of this initiative, reaching to young and aspiring cricketers, male and female, across the length and breadth of Guyana. The organisers said they were taking this opportunity to thank the Berbician for his continued support and they were pleased to be part of the development of young cricketers in Guyana. They said their aim was to keep youngsters off the streets and get them actively involved in sports, cricket in particular.
Total items received/purchased so far: $460,000 in cash, 13 coloured cricket uniforms, one set of stumps, two trophies, 32 pairs of cricket shoes, 37 pairs of batting pads, 46 cricket bats, 40 pairs of batting gloves, 28 thigh pads, three pairs of wicketkeeping pads, six arm guards, two chest pads, two boxes, 13 gear bags, 13 bat rubbers, six helmets, one fibre-glass bat, one floppy hat, 14 boxes and four of white cricket balls, 13 boxes of red cricket balls, one bat cone and 28 footballs. In addition to the above, gear to the value of over $600,000 was donated by Sheik Mohamed, former national wicketkeeper/batsman. All cash collected is being used to purchase cricket gear requested and not available at the time.
Under the initiative, the items, used or new, are distributed free of cost to young and promising cricketers in Guyana. Skill, discipline and education are important characteristics of the recipients. Talent spotting is being done across the country and club leaders also assist to identify same. Progressive and well-managed cricket clubs with a youth programme also benefit.
To date, 93 young players, male and female, from all three counties of Guyana have benefited directly. Many others benefited indirectly. Among the other beneficiaries are Pomeroon, Leguan and Wakenaam Cricket Committees; two clubs in the Pomeroon area; Cotton Tree Die Hard; Cold Fusion Cricket Club; Rose Hall Community Centre Cricket Club; Essequibo Cricket Board; the town of Lethem; youth coach Travis Persaud; male and female teams playing the traditional hardball and softball in the Upper Corentyne area; No 65 Young Titans; youths of Just Try Cricket Club; Wakenaam Cricket Academy; Shamar Joseph; Nehemiah Hohenkirk; Shamar Apple; Tucber Park Cricket Club; Malteenoes Sports Club; Kendall’s Union Cricket Club; Lower Corentyne, Corentyne Comprehensive and JC Chandisingh Secondary Schools and Thaddeus Lovell.