| Adolphus Sparrow | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Adolphus James Sparrow |
| Birth Date: | 10 May 1869 |
| Birth Place: | Alverstoke, Hampshire, England |
| Death Place: | Minster, Kent, England |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Club1: | Hampshire |
| Year1: | 1902 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 1 |
| Bat Avg1: | 1.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 1 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
| Date: | 26 August |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Source: | http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/20294.html Cricinfo |
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 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]