The West Indies Sports Complex sports store on Robb Street yesterday became the first entity to donate equipment towards a project endorsed by the Guyana Cricket Board.
The project, ‘Cricket gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana’ is the brainchild of Anil Beharry and Kishan Das. The West Indies Sports Complex located at 43 Robb Street, between Wellington and Camp Streets, has been in existence for over four decades.
Yesterday it became to first entity to make a contribution to the project.
Owned by the late Feroze Khan, a former Everest first-division cricketer and now run by his two sons Imran and Javeed, the popular sports store donated four junior bats and four pairs of junior batting pads to the project.
Yesterday’s donation was organised by former Berbice and Guyana off-spinner Sean Devers who is now a cricket commentator and Sports Journalist with the Kaieteur News.
The donation was made by the WISC’s cashier Rafeena Ganie to Beharry, a former BCB president and Berbice cricketer on behalf of the Khan siblings.
Beharry, a Technocrat with responsibility for Good Governance, Marketing and Finance in the GCB provided a brief background of the project.
“I feel compelled to further the cause of cricket in Guyana, young cricketers in particular. This project is done in collaboration with Kishan Das of the USA and will target young, talented cricketers in need of assistance with cricket gear. I will go around the length and breadth of Guyana to do talent spotting and will also be guided by cricket club leaders to identify young interested talent,” said Beharry.
Persons who wish to contribute new and used cricket gear are free to make contact with me and Kishan of the USA on +1718 664 0896 to make your donation. I can assure you that accountability will be at the highest level. Let’s join together to provide opportunities to our young cricketers and keep them away from idleness, drugs and crime.
