harvey brothers harvey brothers siblings victoria australia known primarily success sport cricket mid-1930s early 1960s sons chronological order aka ray brian long serving members played melbourne district cricket competition represented australia test matches australia prolific batsman post war era served vice captain australia years career regarded leading fielder world career time retirement held record test appearances australian country second highest run scorer century maker selected inducted australian cricket hall fame inaugural cricket hall fame family eldest son played losing best years world war grandson elite australian rules years twice winning medal best player season voted valuable player competition peers better known brothers ray played class cricket victoria moved queensland season native state lack opportunities approached level success found dropped ray consistent player victoria seasons 1950s came close national selection daughter represented australia daughter plays queensland women cricket team playing career ended test cricket umpire matches brothers brian played district cricket apart brothers represented victoria baseball brothers played regular basis played class cricket occasionally mainly lack form differences age debuted victoria war joined ray followed subsequent season trio played matches state occasions played match occurrences sporadic dropped away playing australia debut left victoria end season unable hold position team ray struggled gain regular selection test players representing australia ray strong end season selected matches following seasons alongside dropped early years born south australia harvey moved new_south_wales worked driving horse drawn trailers married children daughter son born mining town family relocated newcastle mining town harbour new_south_wales sons known born day shifted inner melbourne suburb working class industrial area relocation ray born sydney secured job company ltd located door house street 19th century storey house owned firm workers families longer exists having demolished way textile factory youngest sons brian born descended raised family strict gambling alcohol tobacco profanity household ardent cricketer years new_south_wales good hit runs match newcastle encouraged children play sport played moving wife kept score daughter scorer club recreational facilities grass sparse densely populated boys took playing cricket house played cricket tennis ball home cricket bat tin wicket usually joined local children elite australian rules australian rules class cricketer group played australian rules football kicking rolled cardboard newspaper batting skill displayed harvey brothers attributed games played unpredictable bounce surface shaped slope centre lane causing balls sideways bouncing meant playing area long narrow young boys learn play ball straight accordance orthodox cricket technique played form cricket backyard marble instead ball miniature bat right handed batsmen exception siblings attended nearby brothers joined reached early teens club program gave medal local schools award best cricketer ranks given access club facilities harvey brothers recipients medal came influence victorian club veteran captain formal coaching father regular presence club chose stay background respective careers developed advise sons bat allowing style technique later regarded beneficial according harvey brothers mother vocal contrast reserved father boys failed score runs given kitchen duty according parents showed winter played competing matches played curtain elite australian rules football competition saturday night entertainment family typically consisted dinner day cricket club personnel invited influence boys taught adopt aggressive approach fast feet movement attack spin bowling particular broke joining older brothers ray season family held batting positions opened batting ray came brothers entered victorian team 1940s ray successive seasons harvey represented australian cricket team early early vice captain team retirement attacking left handed batsman sharp fielder occasional spin bowler harvey senior batsman australian team 1950s regarded finest fielder era harvey followed elder brother making test debut january aged months second match youngest australian score test century record july stands toured england defeat acclaimed finest teams history harvey youngest player team scored century ashes debut fourth test opening period australian career particularly scoring centuries thirteen test innings end averaged team broke 1950s harvey australia senior batsman named passed named deputy played matches australia sought rebuild team youth policy following season fallen ill harvey moved interstate promoted ahead higher new_south_wales hierarchy harvey continued vice captain end career led team test second test lord injured harvey led team battle ridge match played surface visible ridge caused erratic bounce grinding hard fought victory harvey retired generally deemed finest batsman history scored runs centuries australia harvey best known extravagant flamboyant retirement national years recent times best known criticism modern cricket inducted australian cricket hall fame selected harvey inaugural cricket hall fame matches runs average highest average family harvey described younger brother best cricketer attacking opening batsman strong drive fond fast bowling graduated class debut victoria queensland match impression cricket observers scoring hour new_south_wales bowling line included royal_australian_air_force airframe world war severely interrupted cricket career war resumed victoria faced lot competition place opening batsman australian team played test ashes series adelaide oval filling injured scoring partnered second innings opening stand class seasons harvey retired dropped victoria choice team ended record class runs matches included centuries captained victoria times winning match rest drawn career highlight innings december new_south_wales hooked public bar featured partnership highest score south_australia adelaide harvey continued playing finished runs average matches club anthony grandson victorian cricket team decided focus australian rules football successful players generation debut football club played seasons retiring end capped current player member australian team times won medal twice best player addition voted mvp peers won award best times played grand final saints lost brother anthony played captained printer trade played served world war veteran resumed war end runs selected victoria matches season failed pass innings opening batsman dropped team moving brisbane following season harvey joined grade club class debut queensland noted sound defence patient batsman contrast exciting styles brothers ray hit runs average including new_south_wales struggled following season dropped play single class match class centuries came south_australia western_australia struggled following summers hold consistent position team retired altogether class runs opener matches average regular choice queensland baseball team harvey later turned cricket initial class match umpire stood tests players officials left world series cricket stood day including finals inaugural world series cup class list matches matches scored runs average daughter represented australia later sports administrator daughter plays cricket queensland women team played matches victoria attacking talented batsman failed reach international standards managed hold regular position victorian team seasons 1950s failure match standards set test capped brothers attributed lack single hunger harvey class debut performed poorly play match following summer subsequent seasons played games appearances gaining selection victoria test players busy representing australia following season broke maiden class century having previously passed having broken end preceding summer harvey played season victoria scored centuries half centuries strength teams states hailed best player outside australian test team start following season harvey included australian match touring england team test trial match rain curtailed match turned playing surface sticky wicket hostile batting harvey seven solitary innings played victoria matches season form overlooked state selection regained position consecutive innings following season sporadic appearances dropped low scores mainly club grade records career runs centuries runs season stand ended grade career centuries runs average matches commitments war fourth brothers unable pursue cricket career played mainly second cricket play war turner enlisted april discharged january rank sergeant served new_guinea played matches batsman scoring runs average victorian representative baseball useful cricketer club level spending decade age working matches runs harvey brothers totalled runs appearances time numbers ranks began diminish moved queensland dropped position retired moved new_south_wales ray retired end brian year club played season years harvey team class level family contribution appearances coming victoria class team mates brothers played victoria great deal overlap careers class level combination age interstate moves international duty team class team occurred twice ray played victoria successive shield matches time brothers played victoria came selected play state tasmania time second string team play tasmania class matches strongest team played regular interstate competition struck century second match tasmania called victorian team play new_south_wales match played alongside state remaining matches season brothers batted matches opened batting came usually fall fourth wicket captained class level time match draw south_australia severely shortened rain retained positions victoria matches season india south_australia respectively came bat selection pairing broken victoria match rewarded selection australian test trial match indians continued represent state returned victorian team match new_south_wales following week ray selected class debut state team time opened ray batted nos respectively victoria batted brothers form partnerships opened dismissed prompting entrance replace scored falling ray came victoria ended harvey brothers scored half runs new_south_wales forced follow victoria set victory fall fred captain elevated ray allowing bat time class level ray unbeaten partnership victoria wicket win ray ended unbeaten respectively trio proceeded play match western_australia weeks later captained team away test duty victoria batted came join score pair added fell run later later ray victoria ended western_australia took run lead second innings ray respectively batting match drawn declared innings setting western_australia target victory hosts reached victoria avoided defeat match called australian test team ray played victoria match new_south_wales duck ray came victoria innings match selected remainder season ray played victoria occasions second half season match australia match new_south_wales batted partnership time state ray came join fell leave score victoria collapsed second innings ray joined score fell ending run partnership pair bat second match south_australia ray came occasions productive combination victoria ray played season ray runs average debut season selected single match class matches second choice team tasmania leading players participating shield fixtures time selected opener victoria shield matches played matches struggled runs dropped innings brothers batted twice batted successive batting positions poor form meant usually batsman bringing younger brother match season queensland wicket fall occasion second match brothers shared partnerships innings came runs second innings proceeded similarly came runs added older harvey fell match season came subsequently dropped played class level retired moved queensland looking opportunities south_africa australian team ray played match season ray selected matches victoria test players competing england tasmania meet international fixtures coinciding victoria matches queensland met matches ray able gain selection regularly victoria came test players playing australia available victoria ray selected ray played victoria matches queensland played match ray managed selection matches season played alongside fixtures south_africa western_australia brothers previously little success partnerships victoria match south_africa came join ray playing opener score pair runs drew match brothers bat second innings match south_australia joined brother narrowly missed century partnership ray fell later missing milestone selected adopted state fixture entire season meet brothers ray effective season played seven victoria shield matches test matches summer meaning national team members available state selection season played entire season alongside pair encountered matches queensland summer typically batted ray usually succeeded despite batted times innings usually partnership came innings second match season new_south_wales brief ray came scored runs falling batted new year day innings match south_australia ray came join twice coming close century partnerships state past brothers leave score ray went following match queensland ray came score brother partnership season amounted runs second innings return match new_south_wales ray guided target wickets hand scoring ray selected match retiring australian captain played ray opposition team captained start season ray called australian test trial touring english team closest came playing test australia ray impact match scoring seven solitary innings selected australian duty came dismissal brother ray selected victoria matches played matches alongside domestic season shortened scheduling clashes tests domestic matches played queensland matches brothers met states meeting season ray bat match adding second wicket second innings following match england bat match season new_south_wales ray batting position ahead innings return match followed brothers brief partnerships runs ray dismissed soon joined brief stands continued innings match queensland ray fell run partnership second innings pair narrowly missed century partnership came join ray opening match took score final match season ray wicket fall innings bat ray overlooked spent years class cricket played alongside class level played victoria matches played matches dropped second final match victoria played matches queensland earlier season dropped retiring victoria brothers played match ray recalled victorian team half season time moved new_south_wales employment reasons played late season harvey brothers played class level indian representing australia ray played final class season retiring
Harvey brothers