Kyle Jarvis

Kyle Jarvis
Jarvis in 2013
Personal information
Full name
Kyle Malcolm Jarvis
Born (1989-02-16) 16 February 1989
Harare, Zimbabwe
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
RelationsMalcolm Jarvis (father)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 76)4 August 2011 v Bangladesh
Last Test19 January 2020 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 105)12 October 2009 v Kenya
Last ODI7 July 2019 v Ireland
ODI shirt no.8
T20I debut (cap 28)16 September 2011 v Pakistan
Last T20I20 September 2019 v Afghanistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009/10–2012/13Mashonaland Eagles
2011/12–2012/13Central Districts
2013–2017Lancashire
2014/15–2018/19Mid West Rhinos
2019/20Rangers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 13 49 22 84
Runs scored 128 222 55 1,153
Batting average 9.14 9.65 7.85 14.23
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1
Top score 25* 37 27 57
Balls bowled 2,511 2,362 448 15,119
Wickets 46 58 28 320
Bowling average 29.43 36.00 23.75 25.57
5 wickets in innings 3 0 0 18
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 2
Best bowling 5/54 4/17 3/15 7/35
Catches/stumpings 3/– 11/– 5/– 23/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 June 2021

Kyle Malcolm Jarvis (born 16 February 1989) is a Zimbabwean former cricketer who represented 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. He was coached by Zimbabwean veteran seamer Heath Streak. He was one of the fastest bowlers to have played for Zimbabwe bowling at 140 km/h very often during his early career. On 17 June 2021, Jarvis retired from all forms of cricket after battling a trio of illnesses earlier this year.