Shimron Hetmyer
Hetmyer during the Cricket World Cup 2019
Personal information
Full name
Shimron Odilon Hetmyer
Born (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 27)
Cumberland, Guyana
BattingLeft-handed
RoleTop-order batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 310)21 April 2017 v Pakistan
Last Test27 November 2019 v Afghanistan
ODI debut (cap 183)20 December 2017 v New Zealand
Last ODI6 December 2023 v England
ODI shirt no.2
T20I debut (cap 69)1 January 2018 v New Zealand
Last T20I12 August 2023 v India
T20I shirt no.2
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–presentGuyana
2016–presentGuyana Amazon Warriors
2019Royal Challengers Bangalore
2020–2021Delhi Capitals
2022-presentRajasthan Royals
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 16 53 41 89
Runs scored 838 1515 2163 2607
Batting average 27.93 32.23 30.46 32.58
100s/50s 0/5 5/4 1/12 7/11
Top score 93 139 107 139
Catches/stumpings 7/0 21/0 32/0 51/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 January 2024

Shimron Odilon Hetmyer (born 26 December 1996) is a Guyanese cricketer who plays as a top order batsman for the West Indies cricket team.[1] Hetmyer captained the Windies to win the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2][3] During 2018 the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Hetmyer as one of the five breakout stars in men's cricket.[4] He is also the current captain of CPL side Guyana Amazon Warriors.[5]

Domestic and T20 franchise career

He made his Twenty20 (T20) debut in the 2016 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) for the Guyana Amazon Warriors, and was retained for the 2017 edition.[6] In August 2018, he became the youngest batsman to score a century in the CPL, when he made 100 runs for Guyana Amazon Warriors against the Jamaica Tallawahs.[7]

In October 2018, Cricket West Indies (CWI) awarded him a red-ball contract for the 2018–19 season.[8][9]

In December 2018, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[10][11] In March 2019, he was named as one of eight players to watch by the International Cricket Council (ICC) ahead of the 2019 Indian Premier League tournament.[12] He was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[13] In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.[14]

In July 2020, he was named in the Guyana Amazon Warriors squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[15][16]

In May 2021, in the mini-player replacement draft for the remainder of the postponed 2021 Pakistan Super League, Hetmyer was signed by the Multan Sultans as a replacement for Mahmudullah.[17]

In the 2022 IPL Auction, Hetmyer was bought by the Rajasthan Royals.[18]

International career

He represented the West Indies at Under-19 level, captaining the team to prevail in the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh, by defeating India in the tournament's final. Hetmyer scored two half centuries for the Windies during the World Cup.[19][2][3]

In April 2017, he was named in the West Indies Test squad for their series against Pakistan.[20] He made his Test debut for the West Indies against Pakistan on 21 April 2017.[21]

In December 2017, he was added to the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) squad ahead of their series against New Zealand.[22] He made his ODI debut for the West Indies against New Zealand on 20 December 2017.[23] He was also added to the West Indies' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against New Zealand.[24] He made his T20I debut for the West Indies against New Zealand on 1 January 2018.[25]

On 6 March 2018, in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, he scored his first ODI century,[26] batting against the United Arab Emirates at the Old Hararians ground in Harare.[27][28] The West Indies won the game by 60 runs and Hetmyer was named the man of the match.[29]

In February 2019, Hetmyer scored the fastest century by a West Indies batsman against England in an ODI match, doing so from 82 balls.[30]

In April 2019, he was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[31][32] The International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as one of the five exciting talents making their Cricket World Cup debut.[33] On 17 June 2019, in the match against Bangladesh, Hetmyer scored his 1,000th run in ODIs.[34]

In September 2021, Hetmyer was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[35]

Hetmyer was dropped from the West Indies' squad for the tour of Australia and the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup after missing his "rescheduled" flight to Australia.[36]

Personal life

On 8 May 2022, he announced the birth of his first child with wife Nirvani. He has a child who was born in 2022 during the IPL. He played cricket from a tender age and has a lot of friends from childhood that would love to see him he better and represent WI and Guyana more often. [37][38]

References

  1. ^ "Shimron Hetmyer". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "ICC U19 CWC: Shimron Hetmyer reminisces 2016 World Cup triumph". icc-cricket.com. International Cricket Council. 15 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b "West Indies U-19 win World Cup". nationnews.com. Nation News. 14 February 2016.
  4. ^ "2018 lookback – the breakout stars (men)". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Shimron Hetmyer to captain Amazon Warriors for upcoming CPL". stabroeknews.com. Stabroek News. 19 August 2022.
  6. ^ "HERO CPL PLAYER DRAFT 2017 CPL T20". www.cplt20.com. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Hetmyer, Malik destroy Tallawahs as Guyana go top". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Kemar Roach gets all-format West Indies contract". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Cricket West Indies announces list of contracted players". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  10. ^ "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  11. ^ "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Indian Premier League 2019: Players to watch". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  14. ^ "IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Multan Sultans sign Shimron Hetmyer in PSL mini replacement draft". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  18. ^ Muthu, Deivarayan; Somani, Saurabh. "Live blog: The IPL 2022 auction". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Cricket Records | Records | ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2015/16 - West Indies Under-19s | Batting and bowling averages | ESPNcricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  20. ^ "Kieran Powell recalled to West Indies Test squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  21. ^ "Pakistan tour of West Indies, 1st Test: West Indies v Pakistan at Kingston, Apr 21-25, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  22. ^ "Samuels, Joseph ruled out of New Zealand ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  23. ^ "1st ODI, West Indies tour of New Zealand at Whangarei, Dec 20 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  24. ^ "T20 specialist Kieron Pollard withdrawn from West Indies squad to face Black Caps". Stuff. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  25. ^ "2nd T20I (N), West Indies tour of New Zealand at Mount Maunganui, Jan 1 2018". ESPNcricinfo. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  26. ^ "Hetmyer hits maiden ODI hundred". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  27. ^ "Gayle's six-laden 123 razes UAE". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  28. ^ "Gayle, Hetmyer slam centuries as Windies overpower UAE". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  29. ^ "6th Match, Group A, ICC World Cup Qualifiers at Harare, Mar 6 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  30. ^ "Hetmyer smashes unbeaten century to set England victory target of 290". The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  31. ^ "Andre Russell in West Indies World Cup squad, Kieron Pollard misses out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  32. ^ "Andre Russell picked in West Indies' World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  33. ^ "Cricket World Cup 2019: Debutant watch". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  34. ^ "World Cup 2019: Hetmyer smashes joint-fastest fifty, crosses 1000 ODI runs". SportStar. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  35. ^ "T20 World Cup: Ravi Rampaul back in West Indies squad; Sunil Narine left out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  36. ^ "Hetmyer dropped from West Indies World Cup squad over missed flight". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  37. ^ "Shimron Hetmyer leaves IPL 2022 for the birth of his child". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  38. ^ "Shimron Hetmyer relishing fatherhood". guyanatimesgy.com. 1 January 2023.

External links

West Indies squad โ€“ 2019 Cricket World Cup
Guyana Amazon Warriors โ€“ current squad
Rajasthan Royals โ€“ current squad
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