Colin Keville Hamer (born 6 February 1988) is a

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er who has played for the Leeward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket. Born in Georgetown, the capital of Guyana, Hamer emigrated to Sint Maarten with his family at an early age, learning to play cricket on the island.Colin Hamer
– Biggin' Up We Island. Retrieved 3 June 2013. In August 2005, he played several matches for the Leeward Islands under-19 team, which included a haul of 3/35 in a one-day match against the Guyana under-19s. Hamer, a right-arm

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ner, made his first-class debut for the Leewards in late January 2006, against

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in the Carib Beer Cup.First-class matches played by Colin Hamer
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 June 2013. In the match, played at the

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in Charlotte Amalie, he took 1/70 in the first innings and 2/29 in the second innings, which included the wicket of

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Ryan Hinds Ryan O'Neal Hinds (born 17 February 1981) is a West Indian cricketer. He is a left-hand batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. Hinds was a member of the West Indies team that won the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy The 2004 ICC Champions Tr ...

.Leeward Islands v Barbados
Carib Beer Cup 2005/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 June 2013. Hamer became the first cricketer from Sint Maarten to play at first-class level. He did not play again for the Leewards until the

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, against

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, but was retained in the squad for the 2015–16 competition.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamer, Colin 1988 births Guyanese cricketers Guyanese emigrants to Sint Maarten Leeward Islands cricketers Living people Cricketers from Georgetown, Guyana Sint Maarten cricketers West Indian cricketers of the 21st century