Project Cricket Gear… : More gear for Tagore Memorial Secondary School

Tagore Memorial Secondary School, No 63 Village, Upper Corentyne, Berbice has once again benefited from cricket gear, under the “Cricket Gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana” initiative.
The school was the recipient of one gear bag, three thigh pads, two pairs of batting gloves, two bats, six balls, one pair of batting pads, four bat rubbers, one box and one mallet.

The gear was donated by Dr Dhar Ramdehal, in honour of his late father, Isardat Ramdehal, who was a teacher at the school.
The donation was coordinated by Derek Kallicharran, a former West Indies B all-rounder and facilitated by the noble initiative done jointly by Anil Beharry of Guyana and Kishan Das of the USA.
The gear was presented by long-serving cricket administrator Vemen Walter to Ramona Dyal, Head Mistress (ag) in the presence of Basdeo Seenauth of the Physical Education Department and students. Dyal expressed gratitude for the gear and indicated that it would surely enhance the already vibrant cricket section with the aim of producing rounded students.
According to organisers, the initiative will continue to strive to improve the lives of youths in every community. “We are pleased to be part of the development of young cricketers in Guyana. Our aim is to keep them off the streets and get them actively involved in sports, cricket in particular,” a missive from the project shared.
Total cricket-related items received/purchased so far: $630,000 in cash, thirteen coloured cricket uniforms, one set of stumps, two trophies, thirty-five pairs of cricket shoes, thirty-eight pairs of batting pads, forty-seven cricket bats, forty-two pairs of batting gloves, twenty-nine thigh pads, three pairs of wicketkeeping pads, six arm guards, two chest pads, two boxes, fourteen gear bags, thirteen bat rubbers, seven helmets, one fibreglass bat, one floppy hat, one pair of inners, sixteen boxes and four of white cricket balls, thirteen boxes of red cricket balls, one bat cone and twenty-eight footballs.
In addition to the above, gear with the value of over $600,000 was donated by Sheik Mohamed, former national wicketkeeper/batsman. All cash collected is being used to purchase cricket gear requested and not available at the time.
To date 99 players, male and female, from all three counties of Guyana have benefited directly from cash, gear bags, trophies, arm guards, bats, helmets, cricket shoes, batting pads, thigh pads, bat grip, batting gloves, wicketkeeping pads, wicketkeeping gloves, and inners.
In addition, clubs in the Pomeroon benefited from bats, red cricket balls, uniforms, white cricket shirts, batting pads, wicketkeeping gloves, stumps, and bails.
Other beneficiaries are the Essequibo Cricket Board, the town of Lethem, Coach Travis Persaud, male and female teams playing the traditional hardball and softball in the Upper Corentyne area.
Over the years, cricket-related items, used or new, have been distributed free of cost to young and promising cricketers in Guyana who exhibit high levels of discipline and who are doing well academically. Talent spotting is being done across the country and club leaders also assist to identify same.