William Legh Sherwin (1839–1873) was an English

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er. Sherwin's

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style is unknown. He was born at

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. Sherwin made two first-class appearances for

, both against

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in 1861. In the first match against Kent at Royal Brunswick Ground, Hove, Sherwin was run out for a

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in Sussex's first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by

Edgar Willsher Edgar "Ned" Willsher (22 November 1828 – 7 October 1885) was an English cricketer known for being a catalyst in the shift from roundarm to overarm bowling. A left-handed bowler, and useful lower-order batsman, Willsher played first-class crick ...

for a single run. Kent won the match by 8 wickets. 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. He died at the town of his birth in 1873, aged 33 or 34.

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