Budhoo, Ramdehol, Amsterdam to benefit from Project Cricket Gear

Players who competed for the Berbice Under-17 team in the recently-concluded Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Inter-County Under-17 cricket tournament – Afraz Budhoo, Romario Ramdehol, and Micah Amsterdam will soon be receiving equipment donated by Derek Kallicharran, Raj Rai, Kumar Dindyal, and members of the Kaieteur Cricket Club of Canada.
Kallicharran and his friends continue to support “Project Cricket Gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana”, the joint initiative between Kishan Das of the USA and Anil Beharry of Guyana.
Amsterdam is on the standby list, and Budhoo and Ramdehol were chosen for the starting line-up. Ramdehol will receive one floppy hat, while Budhoo and Amsterdam will each receive one pair of metal spiked cricket shoes. Before the squad leaves for Trinidad and Tobago to compete in the regional tournament starting on August 11, the presentation will be completed.
During the tournament, Leslie Solomon, Coach of the county team, reached out for assistance for the youths, hence the contribution from Kallicharran and friends.
The project expressed thanks to the donors for their continued support and is happy to be associated with the development of cricket, especially through youths.
Total number of cricket-related goods acquired or bought thus far: 27 pairs of cricket shoes, thirty pairs of batting pads, 30 pairs of batting gloves, 25 thigh pads, three pairs of wicket-keeping pads, six arm guards, two chest pads, 12 cricket bags, six bat rubbers, six helmets, one fibre-glass bat, 13 boxes of white cricket balls, 13 boxes of red balls, and 28 footballs were among the items that were collected.
In addition to the aforementioned, Sheik Mohamed, a former national wicketkeeper and batsman, provided equipment valued over $600,000. The money raised is all going towards buying the requested – but not yet available – cricket equipment.
Thirty pairs of cricket shoes, 19 pairs of batting pads, 24 thigh pads, one bat grip, 33 pairs of batting gloves, one pair of wicket-keeping pads, and three pairs of wicket-keeping gloves have all directly benefited 79 young players, both male and female, from all three counties in Guyana to date.
Several others also benefited indirectly. In addition, two clubs in the Pomeroon area received two used bats. Pomeroon, Leguan and Wakenaam Cricket Committees and Cotton Tree Die Hard also collected one box of red cricket balls each; Cold Fusion Cricket Club 13 coloured uniforms while RHCCCC received four and a half boxes of balls, 15 white cricket shirts, one pair of junior batting pads, one pair of wicket-keeping gloves, a set of stumps, and bails.
Other beneficiaries include 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; Number 65 Young Titans (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 and Malteenoes Sports Club (nine cricket balls each).
Cricket-related items, used or new, are distributed free of cost to young and promising cricketers in Guyana. Skills, discipline, and education are important characteristics of the recipients. Talent spotting is being done across the country and club leaders also assist to identify talent.
Progressive and well-managed cricket clubs with a youth programme will also benefit.
Distribution will continue. Anyone interested in contributing can contact Anil Beharry on 623-6875 or Kishan Das on 1-718-664-0896.