About Adolphus Sparrow
Lived 1869 – 1936 (aged 67). Adolphus Sparrow was a British cricketer.
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. He later played first-class cricket for Hampshire, making a single appearance against Leicestershire at Southampton in the 1902 County Championship. 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. 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.
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Who was Adolphus Sparrow?
English cricketer (1869-1936)
When was Adolphus Sparrow born?
Adolphus Sparrow was born on 10 May 1869 in Alverstoke.
When did Adolphus Sparrow die?
Adolphus Sparrow died on 6 September 1936 in Minster.
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Adolphus Sparrow was a cricketer.
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Adolphus Sparrow was British.
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