Kyle Jarvis

Kyle Malcolm Jarvis (born 16 February 1989) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who represents Zimbabwe and played for Lancashire. The son of another former Zimbabwean international cricketer Malcolm Jarvis, he was educated at St John's College, Harare, where he excelled at rugby and cricket. Kyle was a key bowler for Zimbabwe in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup and he also played for the Zimbabwe U-19 Rugby Team.

Kyle Jarvis

Jarvis in 2013.
Personal information
Full name	Kyle Malcolm Jarvis
Born	16 February 1989 Harare, Zimbabwe
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Relations	Malcolm Jarvis (father)
International information
National side	Zimbabwe
Test debut (cap 76)	4 August 2011 v Bangladesh
Last Test	19 January 2020 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 105)	12 October 2009 v Kenya
Last ODI	7 July 2019 v Ireland
ODI shirt no.	8
T20I debut (cap 28)	16 September 2011 v Pakistan
Last T20I	20 September 2019 v Afghanistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2009–	Mashonaland Eagles
2012/13	Central Districts
2013–2017	Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 12 49 22 81 Runs scored 126 222 55 1,098 Batting average 10.50 9.65 7.85 14.64 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 Top score 25* 37 27 57 Balls bowled 2,289 2,362 448 14,609 Wickets 46 58 28 310 Bowling average 27.60 36.00 23.75 25.70 5 wickets in innings 3 0 0 17 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 2 Best bowling 5/64 4/17 3/15 7/35 Catches/stumpings 3/– 11/– 5/– 22/–
Source: CricketArchive, 19 January 2020

Career

Kyle Jarvis was first called up to the Zimbabwe squad even before he had made his first-class debut, for the ODI series against the touring Kenyan team in 2009. The squad also marked a comeback for star wicketkeeper-batsman Tatenda Taibu in the national team. Jarvis was also picked for the Zimbabwe XI to play the Kenyans in the ICC Intercontinental Cup fixture.[1] Jarvis made his debut in the 1st ODI at Harare. He took 3 wickets for just 36 runs.[2] He eventually took 5 wickets on tour at an economy rate of 5.78.[3]

Following his performances on his maiden tour, he was picked for the tour to Bangladesh in 2009.[1] The tour was not particularly good for Jarvis taking just five wickets from four matches, at a cost of 161 runs. An economy rate of 6.00 was only better than part-timer Malcolm Waller's 7.50; his bowling average of 32.20.[4]

Jarvis made his first-class debut in an ICC Intercontinental Cup fixture against Kenya played out at the Kwekwe Sports Club. Jarvis took 2 wickets on debut.[5]

He played his debut Logan Cup match for Mashonaland Eagles, taking match figures of 6/60.[6]

He made his Test cricket debut for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh at Harare on 4 August 2011. The match marked Zimbabwe's return to Test cricket after a six-year absence. He went on to play in Zimbabwe's one-off Tests against Pakistan and New Zealand later in 2011, taking a five-wicket haul (5–64) in the second innings of the New Zealand Test.[7]

After the New Zealand home series, Jarvis was included on the Zimbabwean tour to the West Indies in March 2013, where he bettered his 5 wickets for 64 runs against New Zealand with a new Test best of 5 for 54 in the first Test at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. He subsequently played in the ODI and T20 fixtures in that tour.

Jarvis was also picked in the April 2013 series against the touring Bangladeshis. He took nine wickets in the two match Test series, at an average of 33.33, with an innings best of 4–40 in the first Test at the Harare Sports Club. He also featured in the ODI series against Bangladesh, playing two out of the three matches but only managing to take three wickets at an average of 38.33. He did not play any of the subsequent T20 matches.

On 18 August 2013, Jarvis announced he had retired from international cricket to pursue a county contract with Lancashire in England.[8][9] In September 2017, Jarvis left Lancashire, to return to Zimbabwe to play international cricket.[10] In October 2017, he was included in Zimbabwe's Test squad for series against West Indies.[11] He made a brief cricket return and picked 1-40. Against Bangladesh in 2018 he took figures 5-71 and 2-27.

References

1. Taibu back in national team ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2011
2. Kenya in Zimbabwe ODI Series – 1st ODI ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2011
3. Records / Kenya in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2009/10 – Zimbabwe / Batting and bowling averages ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2011
4. Records / Zimbabwe in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2009/10 – Zimbabwe / Batting and bowling averages ESPNCricinfo Statsguru. Retrieved 14 December 2011
5. ICC Intercontinental Cup, 2009-2010/11 Zimbabwe XI v Kenya ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2011
6. Mashonaland Eagles v Mid West Rhinos Logan Cup 2009/10 CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2011
7. "New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe, 2011/12 / Scorecard: Only Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
8. "Jarvis retires from international cricket | ESPNcricinfo.com". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
9. "FormerZim batsman Carlisle backs players". 18 August 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
10. "Jarvis leaves Lancashire to resume Zimbabwe career". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
11. "West Indies in for Test series". NewsDay. NewsDay. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

External links

• Media related to Kyle Jarvis at Wikimedia Commons
• Kyle Jarvis at ESPNcricinfo