Shimron Hetmyer, the highly regarded 20-year-old test batsman, was last evening announced as the Guyana Cricket Board’s (GCB) male cricketer of the year at the annual ceremony held at the Umana Yana, Georgetown. Shamaine Campbell won the female award.
Hetymer, the 310th West Indian test player who made his debut in April of this year against his touring Pakistani counterparts, continues to progress at the international level. He has so far played five test matches with his best return being 66 against New Zealand in the recently concluded bilateral series down under.
The winning under – 19 World Cup captain, the first West Indian to achieve that feat, also showed promising signs during the Windies tour of England where he made an unbeaten 128 against Leicester for which he was showered with praises from current West Indies Head Coach Stuart Law, who described him as “one hell of a talent.”