Project Cricket gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana: Raj Bharrat’s $50,000 worth of gear boosts project’s inventory

The Project “cricket gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana” has received a boost of $50,000 worth of cricket gear, compliments of Raj Bharrat, former resident of Crabwood Creek, Corentyne Berbice, who now lives in Florida, USA.
The gear will be purchased from another generous donor to this project, Ravi Etwaroo of Cricket Zone, Bronx, USA. Currently in Guyana, Bharrat and Etwaroo have presented a few items in the interim: two pairs of batting gloves and one pair of batting pads.
Both these sons of Guyana have expressed satisfaction with the work of this noble initiative, and have pledged to continue supporting it. Bharrat is a major player in the Florida-Guyana Hope Foundation, a charitable organization that has contributed significantly towards many charities in Guyana.
“It’s a pleasure to give back to the youths through cricket in the country of my birth,” Bharrat commented at a simple ceremony held recently. “I am a keen follower of this gesture, and I am impressed with its reach across Guyana,” he continued.
‘Project cricket gear’ is a joint initiative by Kishan Das of USA and Anil Beharry, Executive Member of the Guyana Cricket Board.
Total cricket-related items collected so far are: $270,000 in cash, two trophies, twelve cricket boots, twenty pairs of batting pads, twenty-five bats, seventeen pairs of batting gloves, twenty thigh pads, one pair of wicket-keeping pads, three arm guards, two boxes, six cricket bags and three helmets. In addition to the above, $600,000 worth in gear was donated by Sheik Mohamed, former national wicketkeeper/ batsman.
To date, forty-three young players from all three counties of Guyana have benefitted from receipt of three junior gear bags, two trophies, three arm guards, seventeen bats, two boxes, three helmets, twelve pairs of cricket shoes, ten pairs of batting pads, one thigh pad, one bat rubber and twelve pairs of batting gloves.
In addition, two clubs in the Pomeroon area have benefitted from receipt of two used bats. Pomeroon, Leguan and Wakenaam Cricket Committees and Cotton Tree Die Hard also received one box of red cricket balls each, while RHCCCC received two boxes, 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 and the Town of Lethem also benefitted.
Cricket-related items, used or new, are 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 same. 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, Dennis Mangru, Vishal Mahabir, Sherman Austin, Huburn Evans, Rajendra Sadeo, 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, Dr Cecil Beharry, Davo Naraine of UK, and Latch Mohabir and family, Raj Mathura and now Raj Bharrat”.
Distribution will continue, anyone interested in contributing can contact Anil Beharry on 623-6875, or Kishan Das on 1-718-664-0896.