Wayne Sherlock (born 21 June 1978) is an Irish retired hurler who played for Cork Senior Championship club Blackrock.
From his debut, Sherlock was ever-present as a defender and made a combined total of 66 National League and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in 2007.
A groin injury lead to Sherlock losing his place on the starting fifteen towards the end of his career and he announced that he was leaving inter-county hurling on 30 March 2007.
He won an U12 City Division Championship with Ballinure, however, his early prowess was noted by the nearby Blackrock club and he soon transferred.
Two years later Sherlock was added to the Blackrock senior team before making his first appearance at left wing-back in a 4-18 to 2-09 defeat of Midleton on 21 June 1997.
He proved effective in marking Imokilly's chief scorer Joe Deane in Blackrock's 3-17 to 0-08 defeat of University College Cork.
[4] After surrendering their title in 2000, Sherlock lined out in a third Cork Championship final on 6 October 2001, having been appointed captain of the team earlier in the season.
[8] On 15 November 1998, Sherlock was at full-back for the St Michael's team that faced St. Finbarr's in the Cork Intermediate Championship final.
[citation needed] Sherlock subsequently progressed onto the Cork under-21 team and won a Munster Championship medal at left corner-back on 30 July 1997 following a 1-11 to 0-13 defeat of Tipperary.
[citation needed] On 23 August 1998, Sherlock won a second successive Munster Championship medal after a 3-18 to 1-10 defeat of Tipperary in the final.
[citation needed] Sherlock was in his third and final year of the under-21 grade when he made his first appearance for the Cork senior team on 21 February 1999.
Sherlock picked up a severe groin injury while playing for his club in the autumn of 2004 and the recovery proved to be more complicated than was anticipated.
He underwent surgery in March 2005 and was back in contention for a place on the Cork starting fifteen for the championship, however, Pat Mulcahy was now the first-choice right corner-back.
In spite of this, Sherlock won his fourth Munster Championship medal on 26 June 2005 after coming on as a substitute in Cork's 1-21 to 1-16 defeat of Tipperary in the final.
[22] On 25 June 2006, Sherlock won his fifth Munster Championship medal as a non-playing substitute after a 2-14 to 1-14 defeat of Tipperary for the second consecutive year.