Project “Cricket gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana”: Denesh Chandrapaul on board

Denesh Chandrapaul is the latest person to come on board this initiative. He has
donated a set of gear for junior players, which includes a bag, a pair of batting pads, a pair of batting gloves, one helmet, a thigh pad, and one bat.

A bag with the gear was handed over to Anil Beharry, one of the owners of this initiative, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida last weekend, as he was participating in the Over-50 category of the Florida Cup 2022, representing Wellman Masters.
Speaking on behalf of the initiative, Beharry expressed gratitude to the donor, and added he is positive that a new breed of young players would come through the system, making Guyana and West Indies cricket strong again.
And he said he is convinced that sports in general helps to keep young people off the streets and provides them with an avenue to a better life.
A former player and executive member of the historic Port Cricket Club (PMCC) – a club that has arguably produced the most West Indian cricketers in the Caribbean – Denesh Chandrapaul was also a professional scorer for the Berbice and Guyana Cricket Boards, and for NCN Radio.
This cricket gear 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, 11 pairs of cricket boots, 16 pairs of batting pads, 16 bats, 10 pairs of batting gloves, 19 thigh pads, one wicket-keeping pad, one arm guard, five cricket bags, and one helmet.
To date, 32 young players from all three counties of Guyana have benefited from the receipt of 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 Wakenaam Cricket Committees, Cotton Tree Die Hard and Rose Hall CCCC have also each 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 would also assist to identify talent.
The owners of this cricket gear initiative 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 and Ramesh Sunich of Trophy Stall, Sheik Mohamed of Star Sports Awards and Trophies, and Ajay Gainda of Cricket Equipment Guyana, Peter Ramkissoon, Rabindranath Saywack, Roshan Gaffoor, Ameer Rahaman, Denesh Chandrapaul and Dr Cecil Beharry.
Special thanks are extended to the media for the role they are playing in promoting this venture.
Distribution of cricket gear will continue. Anyone interested in contributing can contact Anil Beharry on 623-6875, or Kishan Das on 1 718 664-0896.