He was the son of toy maker William Fairservice and his wife Lucia, whose family had moved to Tonbridge in Kent by 1902.
[1][7] Fairservice played fairly regularly from 1903 until the start of World War I during a period in which Kent won four County Championship titles.
[3][8] He took at least 35 wickets in every season other than 1912, although his opportunities were limited as Kent had spin bowlers Colin Blythe and Frank Woolley as regulars in the team at this time.
[11] In the exceptionally hot and dry summer of 1921, however, Fairservice was less effective, taking only 50 wickets at an average of 32.50,[12] and announced his retirement at the close of 1921 after being awarded a benefit match against Surrey, although he played for Northumberland between 1924 and 1926.
He is believed to have been stationed in the UK throughout the war and appeared for KFE cricket teams alongside fellow Kent professionals Colin Blythe, David Jennings and Claud Woolley in 1916.