George Jarvis (24 June 1800 – 27 March 1880) was an English

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er who played

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from 1826 to 1841. He was a brother of Charles Jarvis. Jarvis was a right-handed

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and an

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fast bowler. He played mainly for

Nottingham Cricket Club Nottingham Cricket Club was an English cricket club which played in Nottingham during the 18th and 19th centuries. Matches have been recorded between 1771 to 1848 and the team played in 15 first-class matches between 1826 and 1848. The earliest ...

and

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and made 37 known first-class appearances.CricketArchive
Retrieved on 3 December 2008. He represented the Players in the

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series and played four times for

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from 1836 to 1838. Jarvis scored 814 runs at an average of 12.71, with a highest score of 59. He took 13 catches and bowled 72 recorded deliveries, taking nine wickets and conceding sixteen runs.

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