First week of coaching completed in Essequibo

The South Essequibo Cricket Development Committee successfully ran off the first part of their coaching clinic at Zorg cricket ground on the Essequibo coast this week. The cricketers were thought about the basics of batting and bowling, Hiv\Aids and the importance of Discipline.
Head coach Forbes Daniels told Kaieteur sport that he was pleased with the interest shown by the youngsters and stressed the need for more cricket to be organised in the county. He also called for better facilities.
“We have and abundance of young talent in Essequibo but we need better facilities to further develop the players strengths and weaknesses and to prepare them for competitions.”
Daniels was assisted by Andy Ramnarine and Melanie Brown. The clinic continues next week and Daniels is calling for more youngsters and parents to get involved. Nutrition, Game Sense and how to play Spin Bowling are some of the topics listed for the second phase of the programme.
Coordinator of the clinic Thakur Persaud expressed thanks to Indar Singh (General store), Gavin Trim (Hardware), Ishwar Deen and Clyde Gobin for their support. At the end of the clinic a team will be selected to play Sans Souci Jaguars Sports Club of Wakenaam in a home and away limited over fixture.