Shimron Hetmyer Height, Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Family, Biography & More
Bio/Wiki | |
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Full Name | Shimron Odilon Hetmyer |
Nickname | Hettie [1] |
Profession | Cricketer (Batsman) |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters– 178 cm in meters– 1.78 m in feet inches– 5’ 10” |
Weight (approx.) | in kilograms– 75 kg in pounds– 165 lbs |
Body Measurements (approx.) | – Chest: 40 inches – Waist: 32 inches – Biceps: 14 inches |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Cricket | |
International Debut | ODI– 20 December 2017 against New Zealand at Whangarei Test– 21 April 2017 against Pakistan at Kingston T20– 1 January 2018 against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui |
Jersey Number | #2 (West Indies) #2, 3 (Domestic) |
Domestic/State Team(s) | Guyana, Guyana Amazon Warriors |
Coach/Mentor | Coaches– Hubern Evans, Roy Fredericks, Alvin Kallicharran [2] Mentor– Anil Beharry |
Batting Style | Left-hand bat |
Bowling Style | Legbreak googly |
Favourite Shot | Pull shot |
Records (main ones) | In 2018, he became the youngest batsman to score a century in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). |
Awards, Achievements | 2013– Under-17 Player of the Year Award by Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) 2018– Berbice Sportsman of The Year Award |
Career Turning Point | His performance in the Professional Cricket League (PCL) of 2017, which earned him a spot in the West Indies senior team against Pakistan in April 2017.
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Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 26 December 1996 |
Age (as in 2017) | 21 Years |
Birthplace | Cumberland, Berbice, Guyana |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Capricorn |
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Nationality | Guyanese |
Hometown | New Amsterdam, Guyana |
School | • Rose Hall Estate Primary School, Guyana • Berbice High School, New Amsterdam, Guyana |
College/University | Not Known |
Educational Qualification | High School Graduate |
Religion | Christianity |
Ethnicity | Afro-Guyanese |
Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
Address | He resides in Georgetown, Guyana |
Hobbies | Playing Cricket, Football & Volleyball |
Tattoo(s) | Left Tricep
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Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Affair/Girlfriend | Nirvani Umrao
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Family | |
Wife/Spouse | N/A |
Parents | Father– Gladston Hetmyer (worked at sugar estates) Mother– Ingrid Hetmyer [3] |
Siblings | Brother– Seon Hetmyer (Elder) Sisters– Shonette Hetmyer (Elder), Shonelle Hetmyer (Elder) [4] |
Favourite Things | |
Favourite Cricketer(s) | Batsman– Brian Lara, Matthew Hayden, Chris Gayle Bowler– Shane Warne, Brett Lee |
Favourite Actor(s) | Vin Diesel, Jean-Claude Van Damme |
Favourite Actress | Tia Mowry |
Favourite Film(s) | Think Like A Man, The Spy Next Door, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time |
Favourite TV Show | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air |
Favourite Singer(s) | Drake, Tyga, Chris Brown, Ciara, DJ Khaled |
Favourite Football Club(s) | FC Barcelona, Manchester United FC |
Favourite Restaurant | Johnny Rockets in Guyana |
Style Quotient | |
Car Collection | Suzuki Escudo
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Money Factor | |
Salary | Not Known |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Shimron Hetmyer
- Does Shimron Hetmyer smoke?: Not Known
- Does Shimron Hetmyer drink alcohol?: Yes
- Shimron hails from a modest family of the Canefield Settlement in East Canje who started accompanying his elder brother Seon to the Young Warriors Club ground at the age of 6.
- He started playing the school-level cricket at the age of 9 for the Rose Hall Estate Primary School and Young Warriors Cricket Club.
- He has always been highly athletic; as he used to easily beat his sprinting counterparts during the training at his school.
- At the age of 16, he became a talk of the town when he scored a century in a first-class match.
- He had a nightmare batting display at the 2014 U-19 World Cup; as he got dismissed for a duck in 3 out of 5 innings he played.
- He has had the leadership skills since his school days; as he first captained at the school-level when he was in 4th form (10th standard) and continued it in Guyana Under-15, Under-17, and West Indies Under-19.
- Under his leadership, the West Indies Under-19 team had won their first Under-19 World Cup title in Bangladesh in 2016.
- He considers his elder brother Seon Hetmyer, and West Indian legend Brian Lara as his source of inspirations. [5]
- He is known to be a chatterbox and a very funny person.
- According to him, if he wasn’t a cricketer, he would have been a footballer.
References
- 1 ↑ Indian Express
- 2 ↑ Indian Express
- 3 ↑ WI Players
- 4 ↑ WI Players
- 5 ↑ News Nation