About James Jarvis
Lived 1875 – 1962 (aged 87). James Jarvis was a British cricketer.
James Edward Frisby Jarvis (21 January 1875 – 24 January 1962) was an English cricketer. Jarvis was a right-handed batsman who played as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Leicester, Leicestershire.
Jarvis made a single first-class appearance for Leicestershire against Middlesex at Lord's in the 1900 County Championship. In Leicestershire's first-innings of 184 all out, Jarvis batted at number eleven and was dismissed for a duck by J. T. Hearne. In their second-innings, he ended not out without scoring. Middlesex won the match by 5 wickets. This was his only major appearance for the county.
He died at Knighton, Leicestershire on 24 January 1962.
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English cricketer (1875-1962)
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James Jarvis was born on 21 January 1875 in Leicester.
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James Jarvis died on 24 January 1962 in Knighton.
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James Jarvis was a cricketer.
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