The 22nd edition of the Albion Community Centre Cricket Club’s Cricket Academy is set to commence on Monday, August 12 at the Albion Community Centre’s Main Hall and at the Jai Hind Cricket Ground.
Over 60 young cricketers between the ages of eight and 17 are expected to participate in the six-day academy, which is sponsored by Connecticut businessman Nizul Hussain of Northeast Connecticut Renovation and Retailers Property Management.
Hussain, a swashbuckling opening batsman who represented the Club at all levels over the years, prior to him migrating to the United States of America (USA), has sponsored the academy for the third straight year to the value of over G$300,000.
Sessions will be held daily from 08:30h to 15:00h.
The morning sessions, which will be held at the Albion Community Center’s Main Hall, will comprise lectures/discussions of topics such as the importance of education, discipline, public speaking, substance abuse, health and safety, motivation, the laws of cricket, among others.
In the afternoon, because of the ongoing works being done at the Albion Ground (resurfacing of the outfield), the sessions will be held at the Jai Hind Cricket Club where participants will be exposed to fundamental of the game of cricket.
Former West Indies opening batsman Sewnarine Chattergoon, the Club’s Head Coach and one of six Test cricketers produced by Albion, leads the academy’s coaching staff, which also includes two other Albion and West Indies cricketers Devendra Bishoo and Veerasammy Permaul, along with Zameer Khan and the experience Fabian Naiken, who will be travelling from Canada to join the coaching team.
Several prominent national coaches are also expected to conduct specialised sessions.
The Club’s Administrative Officer Simon Naidu is the chief coordinator of the Academy.
