“Cricket gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana”: 14-year-old Francis Gurahoo is gifted a bat

14-year-old Francis Gurahoo, an all-rounder from Hague, West Coast Demerara, recently received a bat from the abovenamed initiative, the joint property of Kishan Das of the USA and Anil Beharry of Guyana.
At a simple ceremony held recently, young Gurahoo expressed gratitude for his gift. “I am so madly in love with this game of cricket, and will try my utmost best to reach the highest level”, he explained.
The Uitvlugt Secondary School third-former is desirous of joining the Georgetown-based Everest Cricket Club for the 2023 season.
This Cricket Gear project is happy to be part of the development of young and talented cricketers in Guyana. Total cricket related items collected so far: $290,000 in cash, two trophies, twelve cricket boots, twenty pairs of batting pads, twenty-five bats, seventeen pairs of batting gloves, twenty thigh pads, one pair of wicket- keeping pads, three arm guards, two boxes of balls, six cricket bags and three helmets.
In addition to the above, $600,000 worth in gear was donated by Sheik Mohamed, former national wicketkeeper-batsman.
To date, forty-eight young players from all three counties of Guyana have already benefitted from the receipt of three junior gear bags, two trophies, three arm guards, nineteen bats, two boxes, three helmets, sixteen pairs of cricket shoes, ten pairs of batting pads, one thigh pad, one bat rubber and fifteen pairs of batting gloves.
In addition, two clubs in the Pomeroon area have benefitted from the receipt of two used bats. Pomeroon, Leguan and Wakenaam Cricket Committees and Cotton Tree Die Hard also received one box of red cricket balls each, while RHCCCC received two boxes, fifteen white cricket shirts, one pair of junior batting pads, one pair of wicketkeeping gloves and a set of stumps and bails.
The Essequibo Cricket Board and the Town of Lethem have also benefitted.
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 same. Progressive and well managed clubs with youth programmes will also benefit.
Kishan Das of the USA and Anil Beharry of Guyana are expressing gratitude to Javed and Imran of West Indian Sports Complex, Option Group of USA, Hilbert Foster, Bish Panday of P and P Insurance Brokers, Sean Devers, Trevis Simon, Årïêl J. Tïlkú, Aaron Beharry, Leanna Bachan and Imran Saccoor, Devon Ramnauth, Teddy Singh, Romash Munna, Ravi Etwaroo, Kelvin Brijlall, Ravin Harkishun, Surendra Harkishun, Allan Mangru, Dennis Mangru, Vishal Mahabir, Sherman Austin, Huburn Evans, Rajendra Sadeo, Ramesh Sunich of Trophy Stall, Sheik Mohamed of Star Sports Awards and Trophies and Ajay Gainda of Cricket Equipment Guyana, Gajanand Singh, Peter Ramkissoon, Rabindranath Saywack, Roshan Gaffoor, Ameer Rahaman, Chin Singh, Denesh Chandrapaul, Dr Cecil Beharry, Davo Naraine of UK and Latch Mohabir and family, Raj Mathura and Raj Bharrat.
Thanks to the media for the role they are playing in promoting this venture. Distribution will continue. Anyone interested to contribute can contact Anil Beharry on 623 6875 or Kishan Das on 1 718 664 0896.