England vs India: London police arrests serial pitch invader ‘Jarvo 69’ on suspicion of assault

It
was
during
the
34th
over
of
the
English
innings
when
Jarvo
sneaked
into
the
field
and
ran
towards
the
pitch
with
the
ball
in
hand.
He
rammed
into
England
batsman
Bairstow,
who
was
standing
at
the
non-striker’s
end.
The
entire
incident
halted
the
play
momentarily
before
the
security
personnel
nabbed
him
and
escorted
the
prankster
out
of
the
pitch.

He
was
later
arrested
by
London
Police
on
suspicion
of
assault
and
put
in
custody
at
the
south
London
Police
Station.

“‘Jarvo’ has
been
arrested
on
suspicion
of
assault
–
he
remains
in
custody
at
a
south
London
Police
station,”
tweeted
English
reporter
Elizabeth
Ammon.

The
Yorkshire
County
had
decided
to
fine
and
ban
him
for
life
but
strangely
there
has
been
no
tangible
action
promised
by
the
ECB.
He
was
once
again
evicted
from
the
field
by
the
stewards
but
there
has
been
no
official
apology
from
the
ECB
with
one
individual
making
a
mockery
of
its
security
system.

With
his
actions
becoming
a
norm
almost
everywhere,
cricket
enthusiasts
weren’t
amused
with
it
and
called
for
strict
actions
to
be
taken
against
intruder
and
even
against
the
security
personnel
stationed
near
the
boundary
ropes.

Ffs.
Jarvo
69
is
back
and
it’s
all
quite
boring
now

pic.twitter.com/AKAJ9C9PaO

—
Will
Macpherson
(@willis_macp)

September
3,
2021

Wonder
whether

#Jarvo
running
on
to
every
ground
is
some
PR/marketing
gimmick?

—
Cricketwallah
(@cricketwallah)

September
3,
2021

AND
HERE
COMES
JARVO
TO
TURN
THE
TIDE!

pic.twitter.com/YxUNcYqoRZ

—
Archie
Breakspear
(@Archiee_B_)

September
3,
2021

Jarvo
is
back
on
the
field
of
play.
And
this
time
he’s
physically
bumped
into
Olie
Pope.
I
hope
nobody
is
seeing
humour
in
it
anymore.
Appalling
that
he’s
allowed
to
attend
every
game
in
this
series.

#EngvInd

—
Wear
a
Mask.
Stay
Safe,
India
(@cricketaakash)

September
3,
2021

How
does
this
Jarvo
keep
getting
let
into
grounds?????
????????????????

—
Ben
Duckett
(@BenDuckett1)

September
3,
2021

Security
guards
at
English
grounds:

#Jarvo
#EngvInd
pic.twitter.com/0TE4S4vmS5

—
Wasim
Jaffer
(@WasimJaffer14)

September
3,
2021

If
Jarvo
had
entered
at
an
Indian
ground
there
would
have
been
mayhem
and
more
outrage.
Unfortunately
he
has
been
made
out
to
be
a
hero

#cricket

—
Chandresh
Narayanan
(@chand2579)

September
3,
2021

I
think
a
few
people
need
to
be
sacked
at
grounds
in
England.
This
is
a
very
serious
security
lapse
and
it
just
continues.
Not
even
a
prank
anymore.

#Jarvo
#Idiot.

—
Harsha
Bhogle
(@bhogleharsha)

September
3,
2021

There
are
discussions
about
how
ECB’s
security
team,
as
well
as
the
British
media,
would
have
dealt
with
this
kind
of
serious
security
breach
had
it
happened
at
any
of
the
cricket
stadiums
in
India.

The
Indian
team’s
administrative
and
security
staff
is
keeping
a
close
watch
but
as
of
now
won’t
file
an
official
complaint
about
the
serial
offender.
Earlier,
Yorkshire
CCC
in
an
official
communication
with
PTI
had
informed
that
Jarvo69
is
banned
for
life
from
entering
the
Headingley
premises.

Earlier
on
day
three
of
the
third
Test,
the
man
named
Daniel
Jarvis
–
who
claims
himself
to
be
a
‘comedian/
filmmaker/
prank-star’
in
his
Twitter
bio
–
entered
the
playing
arena,
in
batting
gear.

He
made
an
intrusion
after
India
opener
Rohit
Sharma
was
dismissed
in
the
final
session
of
play.
He
was
spotted
wearing
a
surgical
mask
under
his
helmet
before
security
personnel
came
and
escorted
him
out
of
the
ground.

During
the
Lord’s
Test,
he
was
seen
walking
towards
the
pitch
and
joined
the
Indian
side
as
Virat
Kohli
and
his
band
walked
into
the
middle
for
the
post-lunch
session.

He
was
spotted
walking
casually
on
the
ground
in
an
Indian
jersey
with
his
name
on
the
back.
He
had
to
be
escorted
out
after
security
personnel
realised
he
wasn’t
a
part
of
either
side.