Charles Bakewell Sherwin (9 August 1877 – 8 June 1950) was an English

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er who played first-class cricket for

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in 1907. Sherwin was born in

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, the son of Samuel Sherwin, a chemist, and his wife Margaret. He played for Derbyshire in the 1907 season in one match against

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in August . He scored a duck in the first innings and seven in the second when he opened with

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who went on to score a century. He was a right-handed batsman and played one first-class match with a total score of 7. Sherwin was a photographer with premises at 10 St James Street Derby.Photo-sleuth
/ref> Sherwin died in Derby at the age of 72. His brother,

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, two years his junior, played for Derbyshire during the 1908 season.

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