Harwood Samuel Coombe Jarvis (30 August 1884 – 10 October 1936) was an Australian cricketer who played two first-class matches for

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during the 1905–06 season. Both his father,

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 als ...

, and uncle,

Fred Jarvis Frederick Frank Jarvis CBE (8 September 1924 – 15 June 2020) was a British trade union leader. He was President of the National Union of Students (NUS) from 1952 to 1954 and General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) from 1975 ...

, had played cricket for South Australia, while his father had also represented

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as a

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.Harwood Jarvis player profile
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 June 2013. Jarvis' only two recorded matches came in late December 1905 and early January 1906, both fixtures in the

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. Playing as a wicket-keeper like his father, he debuted against

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at the

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, with his only other match coming several days later, against

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at the

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. Jarvis scored only five runs from three innings while batting, and took two catches. He played no further matches for South Australia, and died in

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in October 1936, in a motor accident, having worked as a contractor before his death. In four matches that season, South Australia used three wicket-keepers –

Phil Newland Philip Mesmer Newland (2 February 1875 – 11 August 1916) was an Australian sportsman who excelled at Australian rules football, cricket and lacrosse. He played Sheffield Shield cricket for South Australia as a wicket-keeper and toured England ...

Percy Hutton William Frederick Percy Hutton (2 October 1876 – 1 October 1951), known as Percy Hutton, was an Australian cricketer who played a single first-class cricket, first-class match for South Australia cricket team, South Australia during the 1905� ...

and Jarvis – none of whom played any further matches for the state.Batting and fielding for South Australia
Sheffield Shield 1905/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 June 2013.

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