Howard Sherwin (22 July 1911 – 20 May 1997) was an English

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er who played first-class cricket for

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in 1937. Sherwin was born in

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. In the 1937 season he played one match for Derbyshire Second XI and one first-class match against

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. He was not out in both innings, and bowled 11 overs without taking a wicket. Sherwin was a left-handed batsman and played two innings in one first-class match scoring 12 runs in total without losing his wicket. He bowled 11 overs for no wickets at the cost of 32 runs.Howard Sherwin at Cricket Archive
/ref> Sherwin died at

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at the age of 85.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sherwin, Howard 1911 births 1997 deaths English cricketers Derbyshire cricketers Cricketers from Chesterfield, Derbyshire