FORMER Guyana and West Indies batsman Clayton Lambert became the latest addition to the Berbice Cricket Board’s (BCB) ongoing campaign to focus their developmental plans on the youths of the Ancient county.

Since taking over the reins of the BCB in February 2018, over 200 youths cricketers have benefitted from the hard work of the Hilbert Foster led executives.

Additionally, cricket clubs in the Ancient County have also receive over $10M worth of assistance in forms of cricket gears, stumps, balls, water pitchers, rain coats, educational materials, food hampers, school bags, bicycles among others. Foster in his acceptance speech on being elected to the Presidency, had pledged to assist young cricketers to fulfill their potentials on and off the cricket field.

Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic the BCB has kept itself busy, working behind the scene to develop Berbice Cricket further. Those efforts have been fruitful with the latest being a special project with former Guyana and West Indies opening batsman Clayton Lambert.

Foster had approached the burly former opener in an effort to obtain cricket gears for promising youth cricketers especially those in the East Bank of Berbice area.

Lambert readily agreed to Foster’s request and on Tuesday last, informed the BCB President that he had secured a large quantity of cricket gears which would be distributed free of cost and  includes bats, pads, gloves, thigh pads among others.

Lambert informed the BCB pesident, that many persons were delighted with the current development of Berbice Cricket and as such were  eager to assist.

A shipment of gear has already left India for the United States of America and then would be shipped to the BCB compliments of Caribbean International Shipping.

The company has agreed to assist Lambert in this project while Former West Indies Captain Alvin Kallicharran has also agreed to work along with Lambert to raise gears.

The shipment also includes a large quantity of white cricket uniforms, which would be shared out to less fortunate cricketers. Lambert also informed the BCB President that a special supply of coloured clothing would also be ordered under the Gortonshire Lambada brand.

Foster disclosed that the coloured uniforms would be donated to two struggling first division teams.

The Gortonshire lambada brand is a new one and is dedicated to Lambert, who currently coaches in the USA.

Lambert, stated that he was delighted to give back to Berbice Cricket and to play a part in the development of new talents in the county.

The 58 year- old Lambert made his debut for Guyana at the Regional Under 19 level in 1979 and also appeared in 1980, the year he also captained Berbice.

He first represented Berbice in the Jones Cup Inter County Tournament in 1983 and captained Berbice in 1986, 1990, 1991 and 1998. Lambert made his debut for the senior Guyana team in 1984 and in August, 1991 made his test debut at the Oval against England.

He later migrated to the USA, where he represented that country at the international level as a player and coach.

Foster expressed gratitude to Lambert for his cooperation and for remembering his home county. He also urged former Berbice players to join Lambert in his efforts.