Shimron Hetmyer

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Shimron Hetmyer

| image = Shimron Hetmyer.jpg

| caption = Hetmyer during the Cricket World Cup 2019

| country = West Indies

| fullname = Shimron Odilon Hetmyer

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|12|26|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Cumberland, Guyana

| role = Top-order batter

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2017–present

| testdebutdate = 21 April

| testdebutyear = 2017

| testdebutagainst = Pakistan

| testcap = 310

| lasttestdate = 27 November

| lasttestyear = 2019

| lasttestagainst = Afghanistan

| odidebutdate = 20 December

| odidebutyear = 2017

| odidebutagainst = New Zealand

| odicap = 183

| lastodidate = 6 November

| lastodiyear = 2024

| lastodiagainst = England

| odishirt = 2

| T20Idebutdate = 1 January

| T20Idebutyear = 2018

| T20Idebutagainst = New Zealand

| T20Icap = 69

| lastT20Idate = 17 November

| lastT20Iyear = 2024

| lastT20Iagainst = England

| T20Ishirt = 2

| batting = Left-handed

| club1 = Guyana

| year1 = 2014–present

| club2 = Guyana Amazon Warriors

| year2 = 2016–present

| club3 = Royal Challengers Bangalore

| year3 = 2019

| club4 = Delhi Capitals

| year4 = 2020–2021

| club5 = Multan Sultans

| year5 = 2021

| club6 = Rajasthan Royals

| year6 = 2022-present

| club7 = Khulna Tigers

| year7 = 2025

| columns = 4

| hidedeliveries= true

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 16

| runs1= 838

| bat avg1= 27.93

| 100s/50s1= 0/5

| top score1= 93

| deliveries1 = 0

| wickets1 = 0

| bowl avg1 = 0

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 0

| catches/stumpings1= 7/0

| column2 = ODI

| matches2 = 56

| runs2= 1539

| bat avg2= 32.06

| 100s/50s2= 5/4

| top score2= 139

| deliveries2 = 0

| wickets2 = 0

| bowl avg2 = 0

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 0

| catches/stumpings2= 23/0

| column3 = T20I

| matches3 = 62

| runs3= 942

| bat avg3= 20.04

| 100s/50s3= 0/5

| top score3= 81*

| deliveries3 = 0

| wickets3 = 0

| bowl avg3 = 0

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 0

| catches/stumpings3= 27/0

| column4 = FC

| matches4 = 41

| runs4= 2,163

| bat avg4= 30.46

| 100s/50s4= 1/12

| top score4= 107

| deliveries4 = 0

| wickets4 = 0

| bowl avg4 = 0

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 0

| catches/stumpings4= 32/0

| date = 27 March 2025

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/670025.html ESPNcricinfo

}}

Shimron Odilon Hetmyer (born 26 December 1996) is a Guyanese cricketer who plays as a top order batsman for the West Indies cricket team.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/670025.html |title=Shimron Hetmyer |access-date=27 June 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} Hetmyer captained the Windies to win the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. During 2018 the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Hetmyer as one of the five breakout stars in men's cricket.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/948077 |title=2018 lookback – the breakout stars (men) |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=1 January 2019}} He was also the captain of the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the 2022 season of the Caribbean Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2022/08/19/sports/679568/|title=Shimron Hetmyer to captain Amazon Warriors for upcoming CPL|date=19 August 2022|publisher=Stabroek News|website=stabroeknews.com}}

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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cplt20.com/_during_draft_2017|title=HERO CPL PLAYER DRAFT 2017 CPL T20|website=www.cplt20.com|language=en|access-date=12 March 2017}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1155866.html |title=Hetmyer, Malik destroy Tallawahs as Guyana go top |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=19 August 2018}}

In October 2018, Cricket West Indies (CWI) awarded him a red-ball contract for the 2018–19 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24866534/kemar-roach-gets-all-format-west-indies-contract |title=Kemar Roach gets all-format West Indies contract |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2 October 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/867947 |title=Cricket West Indies announces list of contracted players |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=2 October 2018}}

In December 2018, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25390461/ipl-2019-auction-was-sold-whom |title=IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 December 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-auction-2019-who-got-whom/articleshow/67144375.cms |title=IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom |work=The Times of India |access-date=18 December 2018}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1109658 |title=Indian Premier League 2019: Players to watch |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=19 March 2019}} He was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28087425/where-do-eight-franchises-stand-2020-auction |title=Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction? |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=15 November 2019}} In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28338426/ipl-auction-analysis-do-eight-teams-their-best-xis-place? |title=IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place? |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 December 2019}}

In July 2020, he was named in the Guyana Amazon Warriors squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29417692/nabi,-lamichhane,-dunk-earn-big-cpl-2020-draft |title=Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 July 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/teams-selected-hero-cpl-2020/ |title=Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020 |work=Cricket West Indies |access-date=6 July 2020}}

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.{{Cite web|title=Multan Sultans sign Shimron Hetmyer in PSL mini replacement draft|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/multan-sultans-sign-shimron-hetmyer-in-psl-mini-replacement-draft-1263854|access-date=2021-05-27|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}

In the 2022 IPL Auction, Hetmyer was bought by the Rajasthan Royals.{{Cite web|last=Muthu|first=Deivarayan|last2=Somani|first2=Saurabh|title=Live blog: The IPL 2022 auction|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/live-blog/live-blog-ipl-2022-auction-1300707|access-date=2022-02-12|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}

Shimron Hetmyer made his BPL debut for Khulna Tigers in the 2025 Bangladesh Premier League on 2 February 2025

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.{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=10799;team=3863;type=tournament|title=Cricket Records {{!}} Records {{!}} ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2015/16 - West Indies Under-19s {{!}} Batting and bowling averages {{!}} ESPNcricinfo|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=5 May 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/video/1572212|title=ICC U19 CWC: Shimron Hetmyer reminisces 2016 World Cup triumph|date=15 January 2020|publisher=International Cricket Council|website=icc-cricket.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nationnews.com/2016/02/14/west-indies-u-19-win-world-cup/|title=West Indies U-19 win World Cup|date=14 February 2016|publisher=Nation News|website=nationnews.com}}

In April 2017, he was named in the West Indies Test squad for their series against Pakistan.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-pakistan-2017/content/story/1093069.html |title=Kieran Powell recalled to West Indies Test squad|work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 April 2017}} He made his Test debut for the West Indies against Pakistan on 21 April 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1077953.html |title=Pakistan tour of West Indies, 1st Test: West Indies v Pakistan at Kingston, Apr 21-25, 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 April 2017}}

In December 2017, he was added to the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) squad ahead of their series against New Zealand.{{cite news |title=Samuels, Joseph ruled out of New Zealand ODIs |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21774554/marlon-samuels-alzarri-joseph-ruled-new-zealand-odis |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=15 December 2017 |access-date=15 December 2017}} He made his ODI debut for the West Indies against New Zealand on 20 December 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1115795.html |title=1st ODI, West Indies tour of New Zealand at Whangarei, Dec 20 2017 |access-date=19 December 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} He was also added to the West Indies' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against New Zealand.{{cite news |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/100208048/t20-specialist-kieron-pollard-withdrawn-from-west-indies-squad-to-face-black-caps |title=T20 specialist Kieron Pollard withdrawn from West Indies squad to face Black Caps |publisher=Stuff |date=28 December 2017 |access-date=28 December 2017}} He made his T20I debut for the West Indies against New Zealand on 1 January 2018.{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1115799.html |title=2nd T20I (N), West Indies tour of New Zealand at Mount Maunganui, Jan 1 2018 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=1 January 2018 |access-date=1 January 2018}}

On 6 March 2018, in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, he scored his first ODI century,{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/637430 |title=Hetmyer hits maiden ODI hundred |access-date=6 March 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}} batting against the United Arab Emirates at the Old Hararians ground in Harare.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8038/report/1133003/united-arab-emirates-vs-west-indies-6th-match-group-world-cup-qualifier |title=Gayle's six-laden 123 razes UAE |access-date=6 March 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/637139 |title=Gayle, Hetmyer slam centuries as Windies overpower UAE |access-date=6 March 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}} The West Indies won the game by 60 runs and Hetmyer was named the man of the match.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8038/game/1133003/united-arab-emirates-vs-west-indies-6th-match-group-a-icc-world-cup-qualifiers-2018|title=6th Match, Group A, ICC World Cup Qualifiers at Harare, Mar 6 2018|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 March 2018}}

In February 2019, Hetmyer scored the fastest century by a West Indies batsman against England in an ODI match, doing so from 82 balls.{{cite web|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/hetmyer-smashes-unbeaten-century-to-set-england-victory-target-of-290-37844209.html |title=Hetmyer smashes unbeaten century to set England victory target of 290 |work=The Belfast Telegraph |access-date=23 February 2019}}

In April 2019, he was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26595791/andre-russell-west-indies-world-cup-squad,-kieron-pollard-misses-out |title=Andre Russell in West Indies World Cup squad, Kieron Pollard misses out |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 April 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1194397 |title=Andre Russell picked in West Indies' World Cup squad |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=24 April 2019}} The International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as one of the five exciting talents making their Cricket World Cup debut.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1201658 |title=Cricket World Cup 2019: Debutant watch |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=28 April 2019}} On 17 June 2019, in the match against Bangladesh, Hetmyer scored his 1,000th run in ODIs.{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/icc-cricket-world-cup/news/shimron-hetmyer-joint-fastest-fifty-west-indies-bangladesh-world-cup-2019-taunton/article28008721.ece# |title=World Cup 2019: Hetmyer smashes joint-fastest fifty, crosses 1000 ODI runs |work=SportStar |access-date=17 June 2019}}

In September 2021, Hetmyer was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2021-ravi-rampaul-back-in-west-indies-squad-sunil-narine-left-out-1277122 |title=T20 World Cup: Ravi Rampaul back in West Indies squad; Sunil Narine left out |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=9 September 2021}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2022-shimron-hetmyer-dropped-from-west-indies-world-cup-squad-over-missed-flight-1337990|title=Hetmyer dropped from West Indies World Cup squad over missed flight|work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=8 November 2022}}

In May 2024, he was named in the West Indies squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.{{Cite web |title=West Indies has announced their Squad for the T20I World Cup |url=https://www.scorewaves.com/news-details/west-indies-cricket-team-west-indies-squad |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=ScoreWaves |language=en}}

Personal life

On 8 May 2022, he announced the birth of his first child with wife Nirvani, his son was born while Hetmyer was playing in the IPL.{{cite news |title=Shimron Hetmyer leaves IPL 2022 for the birth of his child |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rajasthan-royals-shimron-hetmyer-leaves-ipl-2022-for-the-birth-of-his-child-1314042 |access-date=8 May 2022 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}{{cite web|url=https://guyanatimesgy.com/shimron-hetmyer-relishing-fatherhood/|title=Shimron Hetmyer relishing fatherhood|date=1 January 2023|publisher=guyanatimesgy.com}}