John Sherman (cricketer)

John Sherman (cricketer)

John Sherman (born 17 October 1788 at Crayford, Kent; died 31 August 1861 at Manchester) was an English professional cricketer. His first-class career spanned a record-equalling 44 seasons from 1809 to 1852; he shares this record with W G Grace. He was the elder brother of James Sherman and the uncle of Tom Sherman.

Career

He was mainly associated with Surrey and he made 27 known appearances in first-class matches from 1809 to 1852 Arthur Haygarth, "Scores & Biographies", Volumes 1-4 (1744-1854), Lillywhite, 1862] .

Sherman was a right-handed batsman (RHB) and a right arm slow underarm bowler.

References

External sources

* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32726/32726.html CricketArchive record]


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