Robert Adeane Barlow (12 February 1827 – 29 September 1907) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. The son of the Reverend William Barlow (son of Admiral Robert Barlow) and Louisa Adeane, he was born at Canterbury in February 1827. He was educated at Rugby School, before going up to St John's College, Cambridge. After graduating from Cambridge, Barlow travelled to Brazil where he visited Pernambuco, Bahia and Rio de Janeiro and the Saint John d'El Rey Mining Company in order to learn about the language and trade of Brazil. After returning to England, Barlow joined the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry as a lieutenant in October 1852. In the same year he played first-class cricket for Manchester against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's. He was dismissed without s