William Sherwin (cricketer)

William Sherwin

Personal information
Full name	William Legh Sherwin
Born	1839 Petworth, Sussex, England
Died	1873 (aged 33–34) Petworth, Sussex, England
Batting style	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1861	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 2 Batting average 0.66 100s/50s –/– Top score 1 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 3/–
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

1. "First-Class Matches played by William Sherwin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
2. "Sussex v Kent, 1861". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
3. "Kent v Sussex, 1861". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2011.

External links

• William Sherwin at ESPNcricinfo
• William Sherwin at CricketArchive