St John’s, Antigua – The world renowned Kingston Cricket Club (KCC) in Jamaica and Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) in Guyana are among eight clubs which have been selected in the second round to benefit from the WICB Digicel Grassroots Club Grants Programme.
The home club of the legendary West Indies captain Clive Lloyd and former world record holder for most wickets in Tests, Lance Gibbs – the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) – has also been selected to benefit from the Grant Programme.
The club of former West Indies fast bowler Kenny Benjamin – Liberta Sports Club will benefit from the programme to build all weather batting nets.
GCC, which is based at Bourda will also use the grant to construct all weather batting nets; the same will be done by DCC.
Kingston Cricket Club which is housed at Sabina Park will use their grant monies to execute training programmes.
The WICB Digicel Grassroots Club Grants Programme has been widely successful after the initial period when ten clubs were selected to be the initial beneficiaries.
Digicel Grassroots Grants Recipients – Period 2
Antigua
Liberta Sports Club – All weather batting nets
Guyana
Demerara Cricket Club – All weather batting nets
East Bank Demerara Cricket Association – Field and fencing
Georgetown Cricket Club – All weather batting nets
Grenada
At Andrew’s Cricket League – Gears and training programme
Jamaica
Kingston Cricket Club – Training programme
St Vincent
Neil Williams Cricket Inc – Training programme
Trinidad
Preysal Cricket Club – Gears and training programme
Digicel Grassroots Grants Recipients – Period 1
Barbados
Isolation Cavaliers – Pitches and cricket gears
Pickwick Cricket Club – Covers, nets, boundary rope, cricket equipment
St Catherine Sports and Social Club – Ground preparation and land filling
Trinidad
First Citizen Clarke Road United – Cricket gears and coaching
Orange Field Sports Club – Drive Mower
Antigua
Pigotts Sports Club – Cricket gears and drive mower
Dominica
Grand Bay Sports Committee – Covers, door and burglar bars
Guyana
Wakenaam Community Centre Ground – Sightscreen, ground levelling and rolling
Jamaica
St Catherine Cricket Club – Bowling machine, practice balls, training equipment
St Lucia
Choiseul Cricket Coach Programme – Coaches, playing surface, pitch construction and cricket gears.
D’can By Marraige – there is an application process which is open to all cricket clubs and cricket clusters around the region. The WICB can only consider the clubs and clusters which apply. We do encourage clubs and clusters in all countries to apply, you too should encourage clubs and clusters from the countries you mention (if you know of any which you think would be worthy) to apply in Period 3.
And what happen to the Montserrat’s, Anguilla’s BVI’s..what happen no grass grow in those countries????????