Etwaroo was born at Port Mourant in August 1959, where he was educated at Corentyne Comprehensive High School.
[2] He was selected to play first-class cricket for Guyana in 1979–80 Shell Shield, making his debut against Barbados.
[2] In that same season he made his debut in List A one-day cricket for Guyana against the Windward Islands.
[2][3] He toured Pakistan with an International XI in 1981–82, making on first-class and three List A appearances,[2][3] He played a key role in the International XI in the first one-day match against Pakistan, scoring 22 runs opening the batting, which proved important in a low-scoring match.
[7][8] He later emigrated to the United States, returning to Guyana annually with teams to take part in exhibition matches.