The Young Warriors Cricket Club of Cumberland Village, East Canje, Berbice is extending congratulation to the young and talented batsman Shimron Hetmyer for making the Berbice Senior T20 team to participate in the upcoming tournament.
A release stated that, “The Club is very proud of his achievements over the years. Anil Beharry, Secretary/Treasurer of the Club said that Shimron’s ability was spotted since the tender age of 7 when he followed his elder brother, Seon to the cricket ground in the afternoons. Beharry added that this young talent is not even 16 years as yet and has done extremely well at all levels he plays. Only last Wednesday he scored a magnificent century in a specially arranged under-21 game between Berbice Cricket Board and Georgetown Cricket Association which Berbice won.”
Shimron Hetmyer
“He participated in the 2012 Regional Under-19 Cricket Competition and scored a hundred and was one of the leading run scorers for Guyana. He scored big first division hundreds recently against very strong bowling attacks such as Albion Cricket Club and West Berbice.”
“The Club would like to wish him well in his career and we are very confident that if he stays focus, discipline and fit, he will reach the West Indies level in the near future. As a Club, we will continue to support and pray for him as we do for all our players. We will make sure too that with support from his parents that he do well in education as he prepares for the 2013 CSEC.” “We also take this opportunity to wish Richard Ramdeen and the returning Gajanand Singh success. The YWCC recognises the progress of another young and talented cricketer, Gudakesh Motie- Khan and wish him great success. We also extend best wishes to the Berbice team.”