Project “Cricket gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana”: USA-based Guyanese Chin Singh contributes $40,000

Chin Singh, formerly of East Canje, Berbice but now resident in New York, has made a contribution of $40,000 towards Project “Cricket Gear for Young and Promising Cricketers in Guyana”.

The former first division cricketer of the Rose Hall Community Centre CC voluntarily made this contribution. At a simple ceremony held recently in New York, Singh said he has been following the work of this initiative, a joint venture by Kishan Das of the USA and Anil Beharry of Guyana, and is impressed that cricketers and clubs across the length and breadth of Guyana are benefiting.
Beharry, in response, was grateful for the assistance, which would enhance the work of this project. “This initiative is to help identify and nurture young talents, and at the same time encourage them to educate themselves,” Beharry explained. “The project is happy to assist young players with the hope of producing more cricketers for Guyana and West Indies,” the former Berbice Cricket Board President continued.
Total cricket-related items collected so far: $170,000 cash, two trophies, eleven cricket boots, seventeen pairs of batting pads, nineteen bats, thirteen pairs of batting gloves, nineteen thigh pads, one wicket keeping pad, 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, thirty-six young players from all three counties of Guyana have benefited from the receipt of three junior gear bags, two trophies, one arm guard, thirteen bats, one box, two helmets, nine pairs of cricket shoes, nine pairs of batting pads, one bat rubber, and eleven pairs of batting gloves.
In addition, two clubs in the Pomeroon area have benefited from two used bats. Pomeroon, Leguan and Wakenaam Cricket Committees and Cotton Tree Die Hard have also each received one box of red cricket balls, while the RHCCCC has received two, fifteen white cricket shirts, one pair of junior batting pads, one pair of wicketkeeping gloves and a set of stumps and bails.

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. Progressive and well managed clubs would also benefit.
The owners of this 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, 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, Chin Singh, Peter Ramkissoon, Rabindranath Saywack, Roshan Gaffoor, Ameer Rahaman, 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.