Shimron Hetmyer is a West Indies cricketer who plays for the Rajasthan franchise in the Indian Premier League. Shimron Hetmyer was born on Dec 26, 1996; and as of 2024, he is 28 years old. Shimron Hetmyer is a batter from Cumberland, Berbice, Guyana and bats left-handed. He made his IPL debut in 2019. Shimro Hetmyer has played 60 matches to date in his IPL career and has scored 1131 runs, with an average of 32.31. He has also slammed 4 half-centuries, with his highest IPL score being 75 runs. Shimron Hetmyer has hit 67 fours and 75 sixes in his IPL career. In the IPL Auction 2024, the Rajasthan franchise acquired the services of Shimron Hetmyer for Rs 8.50 Cr.
Shimron Hetmyer Biography
| Full name | Shimron Odilon Hetmyer |
| Nick Name | Hettie |
| Date of Birth/DOB/ age | Dec 26, 1996 (27 years) |
| Birth Place | Cumberland, Berbice, Guyana |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Capricorn |
| Profession | Cricketer (Batsman) |
| Country | |
| Cricket Role | Top order Batter |
| Father name | Gladston Hetmyer (worked at sugar estates) |
| Mother name | Ingrid Hetmyer |
| Married | Unmarried |
| Spouse or Girlfriend | |
| Children | |
| Education Qualification | High School Graduate |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Current Residence | New Amsterdam, Guyana |
| Nationality | Guyanese |
| Batting Style | Left hand Bat |
| Bowling Style | |
| Domestic Cricket debut | |
| 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 |
| Teams | West Indies U19, Guyana Amazon Warriors, West Indies Cricket Board President XI, West Indies A, UWI Vice Chancellors XI, West Indies, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Delhi Capitals, West Indians, Multan Sultans, Quetta Gladiators, Rajasthan Royals, Morrisville Samp Army, Gulf Giants, Seattle Orcas, London Spirit |
Shimron Hetmyer Physical Statistics
| Height | in centimeters– 178 cm in meters– 1.78 m in feet inches– 5’ 10” |
| Weight | in kilograms– 75 kg in pounds– 165 lbs |
| Body Measurements (approx.) | – Chest: 40 inches – Waist: 32 inches – Biceps: 14 inches |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Shimron Hetmyer Profile
Left-hander Shimron Hetmyer catches the eye as much for his attacking strokeplay as for his hair, coloured various shades of the rainbow.
He started out leading West Indies to their first Under-19 World Cup title, in 2015-16, and then made his name as a lower-middle-order bruiser in T20 cricket. In the early 2020s in the IPL, his ability to go from zero to 60 in no time paid dividends for Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals. In the same vein, Hetmyer made a hundred at two runs a ball in 2018 against Jamaica Tallawahs for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the CPL. That same season, in ODI cricket, where he largely slots in as a hard-hitting No. 5 for West Indies, he made two hundreds in three games, against Bangladesh at home and India away.
Born in Berbice, Guyana, Hetmyer is an Under 19 World Cup winning captain for the West Indies. Inspired by his father Seon Hetmyer, Shimron picked up the bat at a tender age of 11. Since then, he never looked back. His initial apprenticeship started off at the Young Warriors Cricket Club, Berbice.
He represented West Indies at the Under-19 World Cup in 2014 as well but managed three single digit scores out of the five games that he played in that tourney. Even his first class debut was far from being memorable as he managed scores of 0 and 4 in both innings against Trinidad And Tobago.
However, destiny gave him a second chance and this time he was meant to marshal the troops in the under-19 World Cup and he responded with crucial fifties in the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the 2016 edition en-route to the silverware.
An attacking and destructive opener, he was picked up by the Guyana Amazon Warriors for the 2016 edition of the CPL. But he got out for a duck in the only game that he played. His promise and perseverance paid off and he was called up for national duties in April 2017 to feature in the three-match Test series against Pakistan. Slotted to bat at number 3, Shimron failed to convert his starts. He was later picked up for the tour to New Zealand in December 2017 but again, starts never materialized into anything substantial.
On the same tour, he was exposed to white ball cricket as well. In ODIs and T20Is, Hetmyer did not have a great time tallying only a handful of runs. He did however show a lot of promise as he scored a ton against UAE in the World Cup qualifiers to start his campaign. Hetmyer’s fearless and powerful strokeplay earned him a reputation as a middle-order enforcer and he continued to find a regular place in the Windies’ limited overs setup including for the 2019 Cricket World Cup and the 2021 World T20. He would, however, go on to miss the 2022 T20 World cup due to personal reasons.
Hetmyer’s first foray into the IPL came in 2019 when he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore but he had a lackluster season, prompting the franchise to release him. He was bought by the Delhi Capitals the following year but again, the promises proved to be larger than the performances. After two mediocre stints at Delhi, Hetymer was bought by the Rajasthan Royals for a sizeable INR 8.5 crore in 2022 and he delivered on his promise this time. Scoring 314 runs at a strike-rate of 153.92 in 15 games, Hetmyer was instrumental in Rajasthan’s run to the final that year.
Shimron Hetmyer Career Stats
Batting & Fielding
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 16 | 30 | 0 | 838 | 93 | 27.93 | 1138 | 73.63 | 0 | 5 | 85 | 27 | 7 | 0 |
| ODIs | 53 | 50 | 3 | 1515 | 139 | 32.23 | 1449 | 104.55 | 5 | 4 | 117 | 53 | 21 | 0 |
| T20Is | 57 | 48 | 4 | 902 | 81* | 20.50 | 763 | 118.21 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 46 | 25 | 0 |
| FC | 41 | 74 | 3 | 2163 | 107 | 30.46 | 2876 | 75.20 | 1 | 12 | 276 | 49 | 32 | 0 |
| List A | 89 | 86 | 6 | 2607 | 139 | 32.58 | 2588 | 100.73 | 7 | 11 | 212 | 91 | 51 | 0 |
| T20s | 202 | 185 | 36 | 3924 | 100 | 26.33 | 2938 | 133.56 | 1 | 19 | 272 | 204 | 98 | 0 |
Bowling
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ODIs | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| T20Is | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| FC | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| List A | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| T20s | 202 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Shimron Hetmyer IPL Auction Price History
Year | Price | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.20 Cr | Bangalore |
| 2020 | 7.75 Cr | Delhi |
| 2021 | 7.75 Cr | Delhi |
| 2022 | 8.50 Cr | Rajasthan |
| 2023 | 8.50 Cr | Rajasthan |
| 2024 | 8.50 Cr | Rajasthan |
Shimron Hetmyer’s Social Media Accounts
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Some Lesser-Known Facts About Shimron Hetmyer
- Does Shimron Hetmyer smoke?: Not Known
- Does Shimron Hetmyer drink alcohol?: YesShimron Hetmyer Drinking Alcohol
- 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.Shimron Hetmyer during a domestic match in 2013
- 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.Shimron Hetmyer – U-19 World Cup 2016
- He considers his elder brother Seon Hetmyer, and West Indian legend Brian Lara as his source of inspirations.
- 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.
