Project: “Cricket gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana”: ECB are latest beneficiaries

The Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB) has been the latest recipient of a donation from the Project: “Cricket gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana”.

On behalf of the ECB, its President, Businessman Deleep Singh, has received nine thigh pads and one pair of junior wicket-keeping pads from this project.
Speaking at the simple handing over ceremony, Singh said, “The ECB is in a transformational phase, and we welcome any assistance to rise above the challenges. It’s a wonderful initiative, and I must commend the partners, Anil Beharry of Guyana and Kishan Das of the USA, and wish them more success in the future.”
Responding, Anil Beharry commented, “Ever since I played inter-county (cricket) in Essequibo and became an Executive Member of the Berbice and Guyana Cricket Boards, I (have) advocated for special treatment for Essequibo cricket, taking into consideration its geography and related cost.
Myself and Kishan are happy to be part of the development of Essequibo, Guyana, and West Indies cricket.”
The gear was recently distributed to the ECB Sub-Committees.
Total cricket-related items collected so far: $170,000 cash, two trophies, eleven cricket boots, eighteen pairs of batting pads, twenty bats, fourteen pairs of batting gloves, nineteen thigh pads, one pair of wicket-keeping pads, one arm guard, six cricket bags and two helmets. In addition to the above, $600,000 worth in gear was donated by Sheik Mohamed, former national wicketkeeper-batsman.
To date, 37 players from all three counties of Guyana have already benefited from receipt of the following items: three junior gear bags, two trophies, one arm guard, fourteen bats, one box, two helmets, ten pairs of cricket shoes, ten pairs of batting pads, one bat rubber and twelve pairs of batting gloves.
In addition, two clubs in the Pomeroon area have benefited from receipt of two used bats. Pomeroon, Leguan and Wakenaam cricket committees and Cotton Tree Die Hard cricket club have also each received one box of red cricket balls, while the RHCCCC has received two such 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 has now joined the list of beneficiaries.
Cricket related items, used or new, would 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 also assist to identify talent. Progressive and well managed clubs would also benefit from receipt of donations.
“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, Kelvin Brijlall, 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, Gajanand Singh, Peter Ramkissoon, Rabindranath Saywack, Roshan Gaffoor, Ameer Rahaman, Chin Singh, Denesh Chandrapaul and Dr Cecil Beharry. Thanks to the media for the role they are playing in promoting this venture. Distribution will continue. Anyone wishing to contribute can contact Anil Beharry on 623 6875 or Kishan Das on 1 718 664 0896. Well-managed clubs would also benefit.