England call-up for ex-Whitby CC skipper Luke Jarvis

Former Whitby Cricket Club star Luke Jarvis has earned a place on the England Over-50s squad travelling to Zimbabwe for this month’s Africa Cup.

The left-arm spinner, who skippered Whitby CC 1st XI in the 1990s, is also looking to play for the England team in the 50s World Cup next year in India.

Former Whitby CC skipper Luke Jarvis, fourth from right on the back row, celebrates the county championship win with his Yorkshire CCC teammates.

placeholder image — Former Whitby CC skipper Luke Jarvis, fourth from right on the back row, celebrates the county championship win with his Yorkshire CCC teammates.

The tour opens with a T20 against a Zimbabwe XI on October 25, before back-to-back games against Zimbabwe and South Africa.

After a rest day, a meeting with South Africa A concludes the round-robin stage before the final/third-place play-off takes place on October 30.

He also won the national county championship 50s tournament with Yorkshire CCC last month.

Luke plays for Collingham & Linton CC, near Wetherby, and he came third in the Aire Wharf League Premier bowling averages for 2026.

It has been a busy past 12 months for Luke as he has also been part of the new committee at Scarborough Cricket Club.

In the 1990s he played first-team rugby at Whitby RFC and football for Fishburn Park and Whitby Town Reserves, plus treble winners Egton FC in the Sunday League.