Project cricket gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana: Berbician Devendra Mahadeo gets a bat

Nineteen-year-old Devendra Mahadeo of #19 Kendall’s Union, Lower East Coast Berbice is the latest player to benefit from the project Cricket gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana. He has received one cricket bat, compliments of Romash Munna, a former executive of the Berbice Cricket Board and a Berbice first division cricketer.

This is the second time that Munna is making a contribution to this project.
The bat was handed over to Rudolph Baker who was in Fort Lauderdale, Florida representing Regal Masters in the 2022 edition of the Florida Cup. Baker said thanks on behalf of Mahadeo and wished him well.
Munna has said that he is please to contribute to this noble idea, which would surely help to produce more cricketers and strengthen Guyana and West Indies cricket. He added that while much more has to be done to keep young people off the streets and away from crime and drugs, he sees sports as a major way of doing so.
This initiative is jointly owned by Anil Beharry of Guyana and Kishan Das of the USA. Total cricket related items collected so far: $130,000 cash, two trophies, eleven cricket boots, sixteen pairs of batting pads, seventeen bats, ten pairs of batting gloves, nineteen thigh pads, one wicket-keeping pad, one arm guard, five cricket bags, and one helmet. In addition to the above, $600,000 worth in gear was donated by Sheik Mohamed, former national wicket keeper/batsman.
To date, thirty-three young players from all three counties of Guyana have benefited from a junior gear bag, two trophies, nine bats, nine pairs of cricket shoes, six pairs of batting pads and seven pairs of batting gloves. In addition, the Rose Hall Estate Cricket Club has benefited from a pair of stumps and bails, and two clubs in the Pomeroon area have benefited from two used bats.
Pomeroon, Leguan and Wakenam Cricket Committees, Cotton Tree Die Hard and Rose Hall CCCC have each also received one box of red cricket balls.
Cricket related items, used or new, will be 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 will also assist to identify talent.
The owners of this initiative have said: “We take this opportunity to thank 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, Ravin Harkishun, Surendra Harkishun, Allan Mangru, Vishal Mahabir, Sherman Austin, Huburn Evans, Rajendra Sadeo, Ramesh Sunich of Trophy Stall, Sheik Mohamed of Star Sports Awards and Trophies, Ajay Gainda of Cricket Equipment Guyana, Peter Ramkissoon, Rabindranath Saywack, Roshan Gaffoor, Ameer Rahaman, Denesh Chandrapaul and Dr Cecil Beharry.
“Thanks to the media for the role they are playing in promoting this venture.
Distribution will continue”.
Anyone interested in contributing to the initiative can contact Anil Beharry on 623-6875, or Kishan Das on 1-718-664-0896.