Plans by the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) MS to widely expand its cricket developmental programme in 2018 received a massive boost when Canada Surplus (Guyana) donated $100 000.00 and a large quantity of educational materials.
The donation which was organised by Club Member Royston Crandon was timely since the club unveiled major plans to expand its developmental programme.
Canadian Surplus President Pramchand Pitam Punwasi hands over donation to RYTY&SC Royston Crandon in the presence of Ramsundar Bisnauth
Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster expressed gratitude to the Company and its President Pramchand Pitam Punwasi for the contribution which would be used to purchase cricket balls and coaching equipment for the cricket season.
Foster stated that the programme is scheduled to start in February 2018 due to massive restoration work being done on the Area ‘H’ Ground and the current rainy season. Once the upgrade of the ground is completed, the club would start an all year training programme consisting of an Elite 50-Member Junior Squad.
The elite training squad would contain the likes of Kelvin Sinclair, Kevlon Anderson, Junior Sinclair, Keith Simpson, Chanderpaul Govindan, Tyrese Sealey, Jonathan Rampersaud, Mahendra Gopilall, Vijay Gopilall, Lucas Arthur, Sylus Tyndall, Uma Matadin, Mariam Samaroo, Angelino Ramdihal, Christopher Deroop, Matthew Pattaya, Reyad Rahaman, Joshua Wilson, Matthew Prass, Tyrese Park, Vishal Naidu, Sanjay Singh and Jeremy Sandia.
The Programme will include three days compulsory cricket practice, daily physical fitness sessions, classroom lectures and a series of cricket matches against other cricket clubs drawn from across Guyana.
A monthly junior cricketer incentive scheme to honour outstanding players, personal cricket gears for members and assistance for club members to attend school. Educational matters on the history, rules, tradition and records of cricket while plans would be forwarded on the construction of an indoor cricket practice facility.
The long serving Club Official also praised local Manager of the Company Ramsundar Bisnauth and Crandon for making the donation possible. Crandon, a former West Indies One Day International play expressed the club had invested heavily into his career and as such he was pleased to get his friend to assist the Club so that others can benefit.
