PROLIFIC right-handed batter and medium pacer, Adrian Hetmyer, was recently rewarded for his selection to the Berbice Under-15 team, currently participating in the GCB/Dave West Indies Imports and Exports Inter-county tournament.

Players are vying for a place in the national team to participate in the upcoming Cricket West Indies regional tournament.

The 13-year-old Hetmyer represents Rose Hall Community Centre Cricket Club, East Canje, Berbice at all levels despite his tender age and is the son of former national youth player Seon and nephew of Shimron who is currently playing in the Indian Premiere League (IPL).

Hetmyer started well in the tournament, scoring 31 and taking two wickets in the first game while the second game was washed out. In the recently concluded BCB/Tenelec countywide Under-15 competition for teams in Berbice, he registered three centuries in four matches.

Hetmyer received one pair of batting pads, one pair of batting gloves and one arm guard from the initiative which is jointly sponsored by Anil Beharry of Guyana and Kishan Das of the USA.
He has expressed gratitude for the tokens and promised to perform to the best of his ability and follow the footsteps of his father and uncle.

Speaking on behalf of the initiative, Anil Beharry, a former long-serving cricketer and administrator of Berbice cricket and current executive of the GCB, said he is really impressed with the skill and level of maturity of young Hetmyer and is confident that he will reach the top.

Beharry also pledged to continue to help the rising star as his career grows – the same he did for his dad and uncle. “I am pleased to contribute to this noble game which will surely help to produce more cricketers and strengthen Guyana and West Indies cricket,”, Beharry disclosed.

Total cricket-related items collected so far: $130 000 cash, two trophies, 11 cricket boots, 16 pairs of batting pads, 17 bats, 10 pairs of batting gloves, 19 thigh pads, one wicket-keeping pad, one arm guard, five cricket bags and one helmet. In addition to the above, $600 000 worth in gear was donated by Sheik Mohamed, former National wicketkeeper/batter.

To date, 34 young players from all three counties of Guyana have already benefited from a junior gear bag, two trophies, one arm guard, ten bats, nine pairs of cricket shoes, seven pairs of batting pads and eight pairs of batting gloves.

In addition, Rose Hall Estate Cricket Club received a pair of stumps and bails and two clubs in the Pomeroon area benefited from two used bats.
Pomeroon, Leguan and Wakenaam cricket committees, Cotton Tree Die Hard and Rose Hall CCCC also each received one box of red cricket balls.