William Verling Sherlock (30 November 1881 – 9 May 1937) was a

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born cricketer who represented

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and the

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before they were granted

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status.

Early life

Sherlock was born in Georgetown,

, but educated in England at

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. At Dulwich he played for the school XI in 1900–1901.William Sherlock stats at thecricketer.com
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Cricket career

On his return from England, Sherlock played for the Georgetown Cricket Club. He represented British Guiana in 1908/09 and 1910/11, first playing against

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in the 1908/09 Inter-colonial tournament at

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. In October of that year he played against WC Shepherd's XI at

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, Georgetown. In September 1910 he again played against Barbados and in 1911 represented British Guiana against the

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on the Marylebone Cricket Club tour of the West Indies in 1910/11. He was selected to play for the West Indies XI in 1910/11 on that same tour.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sherlock, William 1881 births 1937 deaths Pre-1928 West Indies cricketers Cricketers from British Guiana People educated at Dulwich College Sportspeople from Georgetown, Guyana People from Billingshurst