Etwaroo of Cricket Zone USA sponsors uniforms for Young Warriors Cricket Club
In an effort to return to its former glory, the one-time powerhouse of cricket in Guyana, Young Warriors Cricket Club recently received top-quality coloured clothing from Ravi Etwaroo of Cricket Zone, Bronx, USA.
The club was rapidly declining when an appeal was made for assistance on social media and without hesitation, Etwaroo responded.
The uniforms were presented by Alfred Madray on behalf of the sponsor. Madray stated that the owner of Cricket Zone USA continues to give back to his country of birth and is always generous. Madray added that Etwaroo continued to support young and talented cricketers in and outside of the USA and was pleased to do so.
Receiving the uniforms on behalf of the Club was their First Division Vice Captain, Suresh Dhanai, who was high in praise for the sponsor. He said that when the Club should have pushed on after producing their first Test cricketer, the opposite
happened and he was so pleased when some very responsible citizens in the East Canje area took up the challenge to assist. Dhanai revealed that work was recently done on the outfield, as well as minor repairs to the main pavilion, plumbing and other maintenance that were left undone. He added that the Club would raise funds to purchase covers that were stolen and a land mower.
The First Division Vice Captain said that the Club had a short but rich history, producing several West Indies Under-19 cricketers, including Gajanand Singh, Richard Ramdeen and the player who captained the Under-19 West Indies team to their first-ever World Cup win, Shimron Hetmyer, who has now graduated to the highest level. He said that Hetmyer was only the second player from the East Canje area that played Test cricket for the West Indies and that was after a very long time after Leonard Baichan did so. Dhanai also mentioned the names of former national senior skipper Damodar Daesrath, Kwesi Maltay, Balram Samaroo, Paul Wintz, Darrel Narine, Loaknauth Ramsuchit, Alex Algoo, Farouk Hussain, Gevon Schultz, Imran Jaffarally, Hemnarine Chattergoon and many others that came through the club structure. The First Division Vice Captain also said that since the resuscitation of the Club, they have won all their matches thus far.
In closing, he once again thanked Ravi Etwaroo of Cricket Zone USA and urged cricketers to support the cricket store so that he could continue to give back to his country of birth and his adopted country.