Former Guyana youth player gives back to home clubs

Timothy Tucker (right) accepts the donation from Pooran Singh while Mark Singh (left) looks on at the Georgetown Cricket Club, Bourda on Wednesday

“We need to preserve our club’s rich history which is also captured in photographs and as such we will use the Savannah Charitable Trust grant to standardise our frames and to bring the gallery to fruition,” Nadir told Singh at the presentation, which took place at the historic club on Camp Road.

Nadir also provided Singh with a report on the outcome of the previous donation, which was done in 2019 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The funds on that occasion were used to kick start the extensive maintenance and physical upgrade works for the comfort for everyone here at Everest,” Nadir said.

Singh, who started his youth cricket career at Everest, was pleased with the efforts of the President and Executives of his foundation club and he also presented two boxes of Grade A cricket balls to be used for matches and practice sessions.

Over at the former Test venue, GCC Bourda the donation was received by President of the club Timothy Tucker in the members’ pavilion.

Tucker, who is also the President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), told the donor that the funds will go towards the extension of the players’ dressing rooms and to the rehabilitation of the upper level of the members’ pavilion.

Both ECC and GCC continue to be used extensively for local matches at all levels. At the start of the year, both venues were used by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup.