… gets opportunity to play with sibling Sewnarine for West Indies

NOW 49, Hemnarine Chattergoon could have represented Canada in the 2026 International Masters Cricket (IMC) 45-over, over-40 World Cup set for Guyana from October 17 to
November 1, but opted to play for the West Indies.
“I agreed to play for the West Indies Masters because I always wanted to play for the West Indies senior team. As a bonus, I will get the opportunity to be teammates with my brother, Sewnarine Chattergoon,” informed Hemnarine, who remains a strong follower of West Indies cricket in all formats.
Sewnarine, now 45, has played four Tests and 18 ODIs for the West Indies, scoring five centuries and 22 fifties in 76 first-class matches.
However, many who played with him or watched him bat would say Hemnarine, the eldest, was the best of the four Chattergoon siblings who played First-Class, List ‘A’ or Youth cricket for Guyana–the late Haimnarine (Guyana U-15 and U-19) and Ramnarine (List ‘A’ for CCC) being the other brothers.
Hemnarine, played three youth Tests and Three Youth ODIs for the West Indies U-19 in 1996 against Young Pakistan and two First-Class games for Canada against the UAE in 2007 and
Zimbabwe in 2010.

Hemnarine became the only Guyanese batter to score centuries in his first two Regional U-19 matches when he got hundreds against Barbados and the Windward Islands.
“I continue to enjoy my cricket, staying fit, hoping that one day in a couple of years I can play a few Over-50 World Cups for the West Indies.
I took a break at the end of 2016 to focus on my business and family life. I am the proud owner of a successful window manufacturing company, Vinyl Windows and Doors Ltd. We manufacture, supply and install.
In 2025, I returned to mentor and play with some youths, and we went on to win the Championship. This year, I played for three different hardball clubs.”
Hemnarine was born on July 30th 1977, in Fyrish Village, Corentyne, Berbice. He attended Fyrish Primary School, then the J.C. Chandisingh Secondary School.
“As any little boy growing up in Guyana, I started playing backyard cricket with my siblings, then street cricket, then school cricket.
I first joined Albion Sports Club because a school friend told me about the Neville Sarjoo U-16 tournament and said they were looking for players.” said the elegant Hemnarine.
Hemnarine disclosed that most memorable moment in cricket was scoring that century in Barbados against Pakistan while playing for West Indies U-19.
Pakistan had enforced the follow-on in the second Test of the Three-Test series and Hemnarine’s second innings ton helped the hosts hold on for a draw.
Guyanese Azeemul Haniff and Ramnaresh Sarwan had made hundreds in the first innings and were both picked for the 1997 first-class while Hemnarine was not.
“I am still disappointed that I never played any First-Class cricket for Guyana. I didn’t grow up with the privilege of waiting for something to happen, and I took the opportunity that came my way.
My other achievement being 128 against Barbados on debut for Guyana U-19. I also scored a double century in a semi-final of a 50-over tournament here in Canada” added the Berbican.
Hemnarine began playing professionally in Trinidad and Canada for seven years.
“I met my wife, Lena, for the first time in 1996 at a TV station in Berbice, and we reconnected in Canada, where I later settled down after we got married in 2004.
When I migrated to Canada, I continued to play competitive cricket, allowing me to play for the Canadian Team in 2006; a bonus was that the selectors knew of my performances since
1997, when I began playing here as a ‘pro’. So, once I got my status and Canada qualified, I was named in the squad.
All I can say is that life has been good to me…I cannot complain. I have an amazing and supportive wife, Lena, and my daughter, Analisa, is simply awesome” concluded the
owner of a successful business in North America.
West Indies face Australia in the opening match at the Providence Stadium.