Project “Cricket Gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana”: Promise made by Ravi Etwaroo delivered to Alvin Mahabir

Project “Cricket Gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana” continues to impact the lives of many young and talented persons in Guyana. One such person is the exceptionally talented National U17 and U19 captain, Alvin Mahabir.

Ravi Etwaroo, owner of Cricket Zone, USA, Bronx, NY, has fulfilled his promise of providing an E4-branded bat to the talented Mahabir. Moreover, he has also gifted him one pair of batting gloves and one pair of batting pads, all of the same brand.
Mahabir, the talented young all-rounder, a left-handed batsman and right arm off-spinner, has achieved the unique feat of being captain of two national junior teams in the same calendar year; and this initiative, jointly owned by Kishan Das of the USA and local boy Anil Beharry, is a stepping stone in the development of young cricketers in Guyana.
Total cricket-related items collected so far: $230,000 cash, two trophies, eleven cricket boots, nineteen pairs of batting pads, twenty-one bats, fifteen pairs of batting gloves, nineteen thigh pads, one pair of wicketkeeping 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 wicket-keeper/batsman.
To date, thirty-seven young players from all three counties of Guyana have already benefited from three junior gear bags, two trophies, one arm guard, fifteen bats, one box, two helmets, ten pairs of cricket shoes, eleven pairs of batting pads, one bat rubber and thirteen pairs of batting gloves.
In addition, two clubs in the Pomeroon area have benefited from the receipt of two used bats. Pomeroon, Leguan and Wakenaam Cricket Committees and Cotton Tree Die Hard each also received one box of red cricket balls, while RHCCCC received two, fifteen white cricket shirts, one pair of junior batting pads, one pair of wicket-keeping gloves and a set of stumps and bails. The Essequibo Cricket Board also benefited.
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 will also benefit.
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. Distribution will continue.
Anyone interested in contributing can contact Anil Beharry on 623-6875 or Kishan Das on 1-718-664-0896.