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Personal Information
| Full Name | Shimron Odilon Hetmyer |
| Date of Birth | December 26, 1996 |
| Age | 26 Years |
| Nationality | West Indies |
| Birth Place | Cumberland, Berbice, Guyana |
| Height | 1.78m |
| Current Team(s) | |
| Role | Left-hand Batsman & Right-arm leg-break |
| Batting Style | Left hand Bat |
| Bowling Style | Top order Batter |
| Debut | April 21, 2015 |
| Jersey No. | 2 |
| Family | Father - Gladston Hetmyer, Mother - Ingrid Hetmyer |
Most Recent Matches
| Match | R | BF | 4s | 6s | S/R | O | R | W | E/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAW vs SLK | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 122.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BR vs GAW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SLK vs GAW | 37 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 205.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TKR vs GAW | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 128.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GAW vs SLK | 58 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 193.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting Stats
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| Game Type | Mat | Inn | R | BF | NO | Avg | S/R | 100s | 50s | H | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 53 | 50 | 1515 | 1449 | 3 | 32.23 | 104.55 | 5 | 4 | 139 | 117 | 53 | 21 | 0 |
| TESTs | 16 | 30 | 838 | 1138 | 0 | 27.93 | 73.63 | 0 | 5 | 93 | 85 | 27 | 7 | 0 |
| T20Is | 58 | 49 | 933 | 780 | 5 | 21.20 | 119.61 | 0 | 5 | 81 | 63 | 47 | 25 | 0 |
| T20s | 235 | 215 | 4585 | 3347 | 45 | 26.97 | 136.98 | 1 | 23 | 100 | 315 | 247 | 115 | 0 |
| LISTAs | 89 | 86 | 2607 | 2588 | 6 | 32.58 | 100.73 | 7 | 11 | 139 | 212 | 91 | 51 | 0 |
| FIRSTCLASS | 41 | 74 | 2163 | 2876 | 3 | 30.46 | 75.20 | 1 | 12 | 107 | 276 | 49 | 32 | 0 |
Bowling Stats
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| Game Type | Mat | Inn | O | R | W | Avg | E/R | Best | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TESTs | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LISTAs | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FIRSTCLASS | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shimron Hetmyer: A Brief Biography
Shimron Hetmyer was born on 26 December 1996 at Cumberland in Guyana. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. However, he plays as a top-order batsman in his team.
Shimron Odilon Hetmyer is a West Indian cricketer who currently holds the record for being the youngest player to hit a century in the Caribbean Premier League. He scored a century at the age of 22 in the 2018 season against Jamaica Tallawahs. He is a hard-hitting batsman with a strike rate of above 100 in limited-overs cricket.
Shimron Hetmyer: Along the Years
| Year | Age | Achievement |
| 2014 | 17 | Started playing First Class Cricket |
| 2014 | 17 | Selected in the 2014 U19 World Cup Squad |
| 2016 | 19 | Became captain of the 2016 U19 World Cup squad |
| 2018 | 22 | Became the youngest player to score a century in the Caribbean Premier League |
| 2019 | 23 | Reached 1000 ODI runs |
| 2020 | 24 | Named in the Guyana Amazon Warriors squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League |
| 2021 | 25 | Named in the West Indies' squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup |
| 2022 | 26 | Signed by the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL |
| 2024 | 28 | Named in the West Indies squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament |
Shimron Hetmyer Records
Youngest batsman to score a century in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in 2018
10th Most sixes in an innings
Scored the fastest century by a West Indies batsman against England in an ODI match in 2019.
Shimron Hetmyer Awards and Accolades
Shimron Hetmyer has been awarded the Player of the match title on four occasions in One Day Internationals. Also, he was named as one of the five breakout stars in Men’s Cricket in 2018 by the International Cricket Council.
Shimron Hetmyer Career
Shimron has been a remarkable player in Caribbean Cricket and is regarded as one of the most talented players in the team at present. He has a highly experienced career with him appearing in a lot of tournaments, both domestic and international.
Shimron Hetmyer Domestic Career
In domestic cricket, Hetmyer plays for Guyana and he made his debut in First-Class cricket for the same team on 11 April 2014 in the Regional Four Day Tournament against Trinidad and Tobago. However, he scored only 4 runs in the match, including a duck which did not give him a very bright start to his professional career.
However, Shimron did not repeat this in his List A debut and scored a century against Trinidad and Tobago, while playing for the West Indies U19 team on 16 January 2015 at Scarborough. In his T20 debut, he again scored a duck while playing for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the 2016 Caribbean Premier League.
Shimron Hetmyer IPL Career
Shimron Hetmyer has played for various T20 franchises including the ones in the Caribbean Premier League. He has played for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the 2016 & 2017 season and his performance made him earn a contract in the national team. Also, he has played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League and will join Delhi Capitals in the 2020 edition of the League.
Shimron Hetmyer was a key member of the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League 2024. Hetmyer made his Indian Premier League debut with the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in 2019. He was bought by the Delhi Capitals in 2020 for INR 7.75 crores. He was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2022 Auction.
In the 2022 season, Shimron Hetmyer showed himself to be an effective run-scorer toward the end of the game for RR. In 15 matches, he scored 314 runs for the Rajasthan Royals. He played a major role in RR making it to the final in 2022. regardless of how they ultimately lost to the Gujarat Titans.
In his 72 IPL games so far, Shimron Hetmyer has scored 1,244 runs. Additionally, he has hit four half-centuries, including his best score of 75 runs in the IPL.
Shimron Hetmyer International Career
Guyanese cricketer Shimron Odilon Hetmyer was born on December 26, 1996, and he now plays as a top order batsman for the West Indies cricket team. In 2016, Hetmyer led the Windies to victory in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Hetmyer was recognized by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as one of the five men's cricket breakout talents of 2018. On April 21, 2017, he played in his first Test match for the West Indies against Pakistan. On December 20, 2017, he played his first-ever ODI match for the West Indies against New Zealand. On January 1, 2018, he played in his first T20I match for the West Indies against New Zealand.
Shimron Hetmyer ODI Career
Shimron Hetmyer made his ODI debut against New Zealand cricket team at Whangarei on 20 December 2017. He scored 29 runs off 42 balls in the match and the Black Caps emerged victorious at the end of the match. However, he went on to be a consistent scorer for West Indies and became the fourth fastest West Indian to reach 1000 ODI runs in 29 innings. He has scored 5 centuries and 4 half-centuries in 40 innings so far.
He hit his first ODI century on March 6, 2018, at the Old Hararians in Harare, while batting against the United Arab Emirates in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. Hetmyer received the award for man of the match as the West Indies triumphed by a score of sixty runs.
Hetmyer achieved the fastest ever century by a West Indies batsman against England in an ODI match in February 2019, taking just 82 balls to reach the century.
He was included in the West Indies team for the 2019 Cricket World Cup in April 2019. He was recognized by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as one of five promising young players making their Cricket World Cup debut. In the match with Bangladesh on the 17th of June 2019, Hetmyer recorded his 1,000th run in One-Day Internationals.
Shimron Hetmyer Test Career
The Test match debut for Hetmyer came on 21 April 2017 at Kingston against Pakistan where he scored 11 & 21 runs in the two innings of the match. He is not so consistent in playing Test matches and has only 5 half-centuries so far, with his top score being 93.
Shimron Hetmyer T20I Career
Shimron Hetmyer played his first T20 International against New Zealand on 1 January 2018 at Mount Maunganui. However, the match ended in a no-result as the West Indies team did not bat and the match was called off.
Shimron Hetmyer Captaincy
Hetmyer was the captain of the Windies squad that won the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Shimron Hetmyer Under-19 Career
He competed in the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup as an integral part of the West Indies squad. He was chosen to lead the West Indies team at the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in December 2015. West Indies won the 2016 U-19 World Cup that year. Hetmyer had a tremendous season, hitting crucial fifties in the tournament's quarterfinals and semifinals to help them sail through the championship.
Shimron Hetmyer Family
Shimron Hetmyer was born to Gladstone Hetmyer and Ingrid Hetmyer, and his father used to work at Sugar estates. He has an elder brother named Seon Hetmyer and is the youngest child in the family. He has two elder sisters named Shonette Hetmyer and Shonelle Hetmyer.
Shimron Hetmyer Net Worth
As of 2024, Shimron Hetmyer's projected net worth is INR 36 crores. His professional cricketing career and brand endorsements account for the majority of his income. In the IPL 2024 Auction, he was retained by RR for INR 8.50 Crore
Shimron Hetmyer House
Shimron Hetmyer lives in Georgetown, Guyana.
Shimron Hetmyer Cars
Hetmyer owns a Suzuki Escudo and a Chevrolet Trax.
FAQs
Shimron Hetmyer was born on 26 December 1996 in Cumberland, Guyana. He is a guyanese cricket who plays for West Indies in the international format
As of the 2024 IPL, RR retained Shimron Hetmyer for a massive 8.50 crores.
Shimron Hetmyer is currently playing for the Rajasthan Royals in the 2024 IPL season.
Nirvani Hetmyer is Shimron Hetmyer's wife. She is a 26-year-old Guyana-based model and entrepreneur.
Hetmyer debuted in the IPL for RCB in 2019.
