Essequibo youths receive cricket gear from “Cricket Gear for Young and Promising Cricketers in Guyana” project

Three under-15 cricketers from the Pomeroon area have been recipients of cricket gear from the project “Cricket Gear for Young and Promising Cricketers in Guyana”.

Ronaldo Casiemero, Usane Rose and Harold DeMattos, all 14 years old, were the outstanding performers at the recently concluded under-15 tournaments run by the Pomeroon Cricket Committee. This initiative is a joint effort of Kishan Das of the USA and Anil Beharry of Guyana. Three bats, two pairs of batting pads and four pairs of batting gloves were earlier handed over to Sherman Austin for distribution. Two of the three bats will be handed over shortly.
The aim is to provide cricket gear free of cost to young and talented cricketers in Guyana. The project is seeking new and used cricket gear which will then be distributed across the length and breadth of Guyana.
Total cricket-related items collected so far: cash for first-aid kit, two cricket boots, twelve pairs of batting pads, eleven bats, nine pairs of batting gloves and four cricket bags.
Sixteen young players from Essequibo Coast, Pomeroon and the East Canje area have already benefited from a junior gear bag, five bats, six pairs of batting pads and four pairs of batting gloves. Two clubs in the Pomeroon will soon benefit from two used bats.
Talent spotting will be done across Guyana, along with guidance from club leaders to identify the players. Players must be in school and be disciplined, but players above school age would also be considered.
Das and Beharry would like to thank Imran and Javed Khan of West Indian Sports Complex, Option Group, Bish Panday of P and P Insurance Brokers, Sean Devers, Travis Simon, Hilbert Foster of RHTY&SC, Ariel Tilku, Aaron Beharry, Devon Ramnauth, Sherman Austin, Teddy Singh, Leana Bachan and Imran Saccoor, Romash Munna and Vishal Mahabir. More distribution will be done as soon as gear arrives from the USA.
Anyone interested in contributing can contact Anil Beharry on 623-6875, or Kishan Das on 1-718-664-0896.