Adolphus Sparrow

English cricketer (1869–1936)

Adolphus Sparrow

Personal information

Full name|

Adolphus James Sparrow

Born| (1869-05-10)10 May 1869
Alverstoke, Hampshire, England
Died| 6 September 1936(1936-09-06) (aged 67)
Minster, Kent, England
Batting| Unknown
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1902| Hampshire
Career statistics
| Competition | First-class

|

Matches | 1
Runs scored | 1
Batting average | 1.00
100s/50s | –/–
Top score | 1
Catches/stumpings | –/–

Source: Cricinfo, 26 August 2023

Adolphus James Sparrow (10 May 1869 – 6 September 1936) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy sailor.

Sparrow was born in May 1869 at Alverstoke, Hampshire. Sparrow was a bandsman in the Royal Navy, serving on board HMS Immortalité at Sheerness Dockyard.[1] He later played first-class cricket for Hampshire, making a single appearance against Leicestershire at Southampton in the 1902 County Championship.[2] Batting once in the match, he made a single run in Hampshire's only innings from the middle order, before being dismissed by John King.[3] Sparrow remained in Sheerness after leaving the navy, and would be resident there for thirty years. He died in hospital at Minster in September 1936.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Fatal officialism". Portsmouth Evening News. 9 May 1893. p. 2. Retrieved 1 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Adolphus Sparrow". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
3. ^ "Hampshire v Leicestershire, County Championship 1902". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
4. ^ "Death of naval pensioner". Sheerness Times Guardian. 10 September 1936. p. 5. Retrieved 1 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

## External links

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* Adolphus Sparrow at ESPNcricinfo