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| Full name | William Legh Sherwin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1839 Petworth, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1873 (aged 33–34) Petworth, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1861 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 December 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Legh Sherwin (1839–1873) was an English cricketer. Sherwin's batting style is unknown. He was born at Petworth, Sussex.
Sherwin made two first-class appearances for Sussex, both against Kent in 1861.[1] In the first match against Kent at Royal Brunswick Ground, Hove, Sherwin was run out for a duck in Sussex's first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by Edgar Willsher for a single run. Kent won the match by 8 wickets.[2] In the return match at the Higher Common Ground, Tunbridge Wells, he was dismissed for a single run in Sussex's first-innings by Willsher, while in their second-innings he batted down the order at number eleven and finished unbeaten on 0. Kent won the match by 34 runs.[3]
He died at the town of his birth in 1873, aged 33 or 34.
References[edit]
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Sherwin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ "Sussex v Kent, 1861". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ "Kent v Sussex, 1861". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
External links[edit]
- William Sherwin at ESPNcricinfo
- William Sherwin at CricketArchive