Howard Richard Sherman (born 15 June 1943) is a former English cricketer. Sherman was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Seven Kings, Essex. Sherman made his first-class debut for Essex against Cambridge University in 1967. He made twelve further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1969 County Championship. In his thirteen first-class appearances, he scored 448 runs at a batting average of 24.88, with a high score of 66. This score, which was one of four half centuries he made, came against Nottinghamshire in 1967. He also made a single List A appearance against Somerset at Johnson Park in the 1969 Player's County League. He scored 2 runs in this match before being dismissed by Peter Robinson, with Somerset