Berbice U13 player benefits from Cricket gear project

Timothy Ramsarack, a twelve- year- old Berbice Under- 13 wicket keeper- batsman benefitted from one cricket bat, compliments of the ‘Cricket Gear for young and promising Cricketers in Guyana’; a noble joint initiative between Anil Beharry of Guyana and Kishan Das of the USA.
At a simple presentation done recently, the Lower Corentyne Secondary School student and Albion Cricket Club player, collected his bat from Hubern Evans, former national senior cricketer and coach. Young Ramsarack was encouraged to work hard on his game and to stay in school. He expressed gratitude and promised to heed the advice.

A missive from the group noted that the facilitators of the initiative are pleased to be part of the development of youth cricket.
Over the years, many Guyanese cricketers benefitted from this project, many of them went on to represent West Indies at all levels.
According to the facilitators, “This project will continue to improve the lives of youths in every community. We are pleased to be part of the development of young cricketers in Guyana. Our aim is to keep them off the streets and get them actively involve in sports, cricket in particular.”
Total cricket related items received/purchased so far: $730,000 in cash, thirteen colored cricket uniforms, one set of stumps, two trophies, thirty six pairs of cricket shoes, forty pairs of batting pads, forty nine cricket bats, forty eight pairs of batting gloves, twenty nine thigh pads, three pairs of wicket keeping pads, six arm guards, two chest pads, two boxes, fifteen gear bags, thirteen bat rubbers, seven helmets, one fiber glass bat, one pair of floppy hat, sixteen boxes and four of white cricket balls, thirteen boxes of red cricket balls, one bat cone, one batting inners and twenty eight footballs. In addition to the above, gear with value of over $600,000 was donated by Sheik Mohamed, former National wicket keeper/batsman. All cash collected is being used to purchase cricket gear requested and not available at the time.
To date, one hundred and four players, male and female, from all three counties of Guyana have benefited directly from cash, ten gear bags, two trophies, four arm guards, forty- one bats, four boxes, six helmets, thirty- eight pairs of cricket shoes, twenty- two pairs of batting pads, twenty- five thigh pads, one bat grip, forty- one pairs of batting gloves, one pair of wicketkeeping pads and four pairs of wicketkeeping gloves. Many others benefited indirectly. In addition, two clubs in the Pomeroon area benefited from two used bats. Pomeroon, Leguan and Wakenaam Cricket Committees and Cotton Tree Die Hard also received one box of red cricket balls each, Cold Fusion Cricket Club thirteen color uniforms while RHCCCC received six boxes of balls, fifteen white cricket shirts, one pair of junior batting pads, one pair of wicket keeping gloves with one inners, two sets of stumps and bails. Other beneficiaries are The Essequibo Cricket Board, the Town of Lethem, youth coach Travis Persaud (one box of red cricket balls), male and female teams playing the traditional hardball and softball in the Upper Corentyne area, No.65 Young Titans with 30 T-Shirts, youths of Just Try Cricket Club, Wakenaam Cricket Academy (one box of white balls), Shamar Joseph, Nehemiah Hohenkirk, Shamar Apple, Leguan Cricket Committee, Tucber Park Cricket Club, Malteenoes Sports Club (nine cricket balls each), Kendall’s Union cricket club with twelve red balls, Lower Corentyne, Corentyne Comprehensive and JC Chandisingh Secondary Schools with twelve red balls each, Thaddeus Lovell with one pair of cricket shoes, GCC with two boxes of white cricket balls, Bush Lot United Sports Club, one box of red balls, West Demerara Cricket Association, one box of white balls, Blairmont Cricket Club with one pair of batting pad, one cricket bat, one helmet and balls, Tagore Memorial Secondary School, St. Cuthbert’s Mission cricket team with one box of balls, Port Mourant CC with three boxes of cricket balls, white cricket uniforms and one bat stick, DCB with one bat, Precision Sports with one box of balls, Berbice High School and Cotton Tree Die Hard CC youth section.
Cricket related items, used or new, are distributed free of cost to young and promising cricketers in Guyana.