Introduction
John Sherman (17 October 1788 at Crayford, Kent – 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.
Sherman was a right-handed batsman (RHB) and a right arm slow underarm bowler.He played his first four matches at the original Lord's Cricket Ground and the next four at its present location.His career fell into a long hiatus from 1823 but after a gap of 21 years he reappeared for Manchester and took 11 for 50 against Yorkshire.He played another five first-class matches before his last appearance in 1852.