Background
He was born at Hampstead, London.
He was born at Hampstead, London.
Jarvis was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. Jarvis made his first-class debut for Essex against Glamorgan in the 1925 County Championship. In this match, he scored 7 runs in Essex"s first-innings before being dsmissed by Frank Ryan, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for a duck by the same bowler.
He made a second and final first-class in Essex"s following County Championship match against Yorkshire.
He made 37 runs in Essex"s first-innings of the match, before being dismissed by Wilfred Rhodes. In their second-innings, he wad dismissed for a duck by Abe Waddington.
He died on 30 April 1975 at Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire.