Hetmyer appointed Warriors’ vice-captain

…Nedd, Sinclair named Emerging Players

Guyana’s Shimron Hetmyer has been appointed vice-captain of the Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) team. This announcement comes as the Amazon Warriors go into action in the Hero Caribbean Premier League’s (CPL) first game of the 2021 season against Trinbago Knight Riders today.
This announcement was made by the GAW Management on Wednesday afternoon, and comes on the heels of Nicholas Pooran being appointed team captain earlier this week.
Hetmyer first turned out for the Warriors in 2016, and has remained with the franchise in the ensuing years. The 24-year-old has racked up 931 runs for the franchise thus far. In 2018, Hetmyer became the youngest player to smash a Hero CPL century, doing so in 49 balls against the Jamaica Tallawahs.
This is the first time that Hetmyer would undertake a leadership role of any kind in the local franchise.
Meanwhile, Kevin Sinclair and Ashmead Nedd would be considered as the Emerging Players in the Amazon Warriors team. This title stipulates that these young talents would be mandated to play a minimum of five games in the T20 tournament.
According to word from the Warriors camp, Nedd is expected to get the first shot at the Warriors’ opposition, as he suits up in today’s playing XI against the Trinbago Knight Riders.
In 2020, also as Emerging players, Kevin Sinclair featured in five matches, picking up as many wickets with best figures of 2/13. On the other hand, Nedd had four outings, grabbing three wickets and best figures of 1/10. According to CPL rules, “Each team must give a minimum of five games to an emerging player, either one player taking the field five times or a combination of appearances between the two players.”