Affie Jarvis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Affie Jarvis

Australian cricketer

Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1860

Place of Birth: Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia

Date of Death: 15-Nov-1933

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Affie Jarvis

  • Arthur Harwood "Affie" Jarvis (19 October 1860 – 15 November 1933) was an Australian wicket-keeper who played for Australia and South Australia.
  • His Test cricket debut was against England at the MCG on 15 January 1885 and his last Test was also against England at the same ground on 1 March 1895. Jarvis was unlucky in that his time clashed with that of Jack Blackham, who held down the wicket-keeping spot in the Australian Test team that Jarvis would probably otherwise have had.
  • Nonetheless Jarvis had a long and successful career as the wicket-keeper for South Australia, played 11 Tests for Australia, and toured England with the Australians in 1880, 1886, 1888 and 1893.He appeared in South Australia's first first-class match in 1877-78 when he was 17, and their first Sheffield Shield match in 1892-93.
  • His last first-class match was in 1900-01 when he was 40.
  • His South Australian teammate George Giffen praised Jarvis's ability as a wicket-keeper, pointing out that after years of keeping in the flimsy gloves of the era, Jarvis's hands had "not a single unsound finger", unlike many wicket-keepers then and now.

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