Shimron Odilon Hetmyer (born 26 December 1996) is a Guyanese cricketer who plays for the West Indies cricket team.[1] He was part of the West Indies' squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In December 2015 he was named as the captain of the West Indies squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2] The International Cricket Council (ICC) named Hetmyer as one of the five breakout stars in men's cricket in 2018.[3]
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Full name | Shimron Odilon Hetmyer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 25) Cumberland, Guyana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Top-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National side |
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Test debut (cap 310) | 21 April 2017 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 27 November 2019 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 183) | 20 December 2017 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 26 July 2021 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 69) | 1 January 2018 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 14 August 2022 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I shirt no. | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–present | Guyana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–present | Guyana Amazon Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Delhi Capitals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Rajasthan Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 September 2022 |
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.[4] 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.[5]
In October 2018, Cricket West Indies (CWI) awarded him a red-ball contract for the 2018–19 season.[6][7]
In December 2018, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[8][9] 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.[10] He was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[11] In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.[12]
In July 2020, he was named in the Guyana Amazon Warriors squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[13][14]
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.[15]
In the 2022 IPL Auction, Hetmyer was bought by the Rajasthan Royals.[16]
He represented the West Indies at Under-19 level, captaining the team to victory in the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh over India in the final. He contributed two 50s to the team in the competition.[17]
In April 2017, he was named in the West Indies Test squad for their series against Pakistan.[18] He made his Test debut for the West Indies against Pakistan on 21 April 2017.[19]
In December 2017, he was added to the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) squad ahead of their series against New Zealand.[20] He made his ODI debut for the West Indies against New Zealand on 20 December 2017.[21] He was also added to the West Indies' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against New Zealand.[22] He made his T20I debut for the West Indies against New Zealand on 1 January 2018.[23]
On 6 March 2018, in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, he scored his first ODI century,[24] batting against the United Arab Emirates at the Old Hararians ground in Harare.[25][26] The West Indies won the game by 60 runs and Hetmyer was named the man of the match.[27]
In February 2019, Hetmyer scored the fastest century by a West Indies batsman against England in an ODI match, doing so from 82 balls.[28]
In April 2019, he was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[29][30] The International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as one of the five exciting talents making their Cricket World Cup debut.[31] On 17 June 2019, in the match against Bangladesh, Hetmyer scored his 1,000th run in ODIs.[32]
In September 2021, Hetmyer was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[33]
On 8 May 2022, it was announced that his first child would be born.[34]
West Indies squad – 2019 Cricket World Cup | ||
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Sunil Ambris, Dwayne Bravo, John Campbell, Jonathan Carter, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich, Keemo Paul, Khary Pierre, Raymon Reifer and Kieron Pollard were all named as reserve players. |
Guyana Amazon Warriors – current squad | |
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Rajasthan Royals – current squad | |
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Quetta Gladiators – current squad | |
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