Fred Jarvis (cricketer)

Alfred "Fred" Jarvis (15 February 1868 – 12 August 1938) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for South Australia from 1889 to 1906. He was the younger brother of the Test player Affie Jarvis.

Fred Jarvis
Personal information
Full nameAlfred Jarvis
Born(1868-02-15)15 February 1868
Hindmarsh, Adelaide, South Australia
Died12 August 1938(1938-08-12) (aged 70)
Semaphore, Adelaide, South Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RelationsAffie Jarvis (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1889-90 to 1905-06South Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 56
Runs scored 1867
Batting average 20.51
100s/50s 1/7
Top score 154
Balls bowled 9185
Wickets 110
Bowling average 37.14
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/114
Catches/stumpings 40/0
Source: Cricinfo, 24 October 2019

Fred Jarvis was an all-rounder who often opened the bowling and batted at various places in the order. He and George Giffen bowled unchanged to dismiss New South Wales for 62 in Sydney in 1891-92 to give South Australia an innings victory; Jarvis took 5 for 33.[1] His highest first-class score was 154 against New South Wales in 1897-98 in another victory for South Australia.[2] His best bowling figures were 6 for 114 against Western Australia in 1898-99, when he also captained South Australia and top-scored in the first innings with 48.[3]

Jarvis lived in Adelaide most of his life, working for various firms including Harris Scarfe, but his final position was as government storekeeper on the River Murray locks near Loxton. He died after a stroke at the age of 70. He was unmarried.[4]

References
  1. Jack Pollard, Australian Cricket: The Game and the Players, Hodder & Stoughton, Sydney, 1982, p. 549.
  2. "New South Wales v South Australia 1897-98". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  3. "Western Australia v South Australia 1898-99". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  4. "Obituary: Death Of Mr. Fred Jarvis". The Advertiser. 16 August 1938. p. 12.
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