harvey harvey april march cricketer played test match australia younger brother australia finest batsmen pair played victoria career broke victorian state team season played class matches highlight phase career victoria rapid hour new south wales attack containing regarded best bowler world time outbreak world war pacific caused suspension level cricket halted harvey progress harvey served royal_australian_air_force airframe losing best years war opening batsman harvey described greatest cricketer known attacking style penchant fast initially overlooked victorian selection cricket resumed recalled final match season responded scoring career best regular member victorian team season faced competition national selection australia abundance quality time selected test fourth test season england adelaide oval barnes injured harvey dropped immediately barnes recovery harvey played younger brothers ray matches victoria team second fixtures form began dropped team mid way season harvey remained outside choice team played class matches tasmania victoria fielded second string team retired end season having played class matches interrupted career harvey captained state times post war phase career standing regular captain away national duty early years born new_south_wales worked driving horse drawn trailers second child family oldest son younger brothers follow chronological order brian family relocated newcastle mining town harbour new_south_wales shifting inner melbourne suburb working class industrial area secured job company ltd located door house street 19th century storey house owned firm workers families longer exists having demolished way textile factory 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 recreational facilities grass sparse densely populated younger brothers played cricket house played cricket tennis ball home cricket bat tin wicket usually joined local children elite 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 brothers attend nearby join reached early teens club program gave medal local school award best cricketer ranks year successful student given access club facilities harvey brothers recipients medal came influence victorian club veteran captain younger siblings formal coaching father regular presence club chose stay background respective careers developed advise sons bat allowing style technique according brothers mother vocal contrast reserved father boys failed score runs given kitchen duty according parents showed winter played baseball competing matches played curtain elite australian rules football competition saturday night entertainment family typically consisted dinner day cricket matches cricket club personnel invited influence boys taught adopt aggressive approach fast feet movement attack spin bowling particular harvey captained victorian team tour queensland players future victorian australian teammate harvey graduated class beginnings season harvey selected victorian second play match counterparts new_south_wales harvey run innings team succumbed run defeat result called years harvey class debut victoria queensland innings caught wicket keeper bowling visitors took innings points drawn match match impression making innings scored hour batting second innings new_south_wales innings dismissed leg spinner leading bowler world victoria managed prevail runs teams met weeks later time new_south_wales turned table winning runs harvey innings bowled reilly second innings row second innings removed leg spinner harvey ended season runs harvey enlisted royal_australian_air_force raaf member squadron served airframe world war severely interrupted sporting career class cricket cancelled japanese bombing pearl harbor prompted outbreak hostilities pacific discharged january rank according cricket administrator war cost harvey prime years believed harvey selected australia period interrupted war post war resumption test war ended class cricket resumed harvey played trial match state selection playing rest victoria choice state team convince state harvey recall victorian team end season played south_australia adelaide oval responded striking career best help team innings win immediately war harvey faced lot competition place opening batsman australian team vacancy arose captained australia previous season opened country tests 1930s sidelined injury summer match season faced touring england cricket team led innings harvey team caught bowled leg spinner dismissed hosts fell pursuit victory losing runs selected australian match effectively test dress rehearsal rain curtailed match game reach second innings harvey opportunity match victoria south australia tests allowing chance push claim national selection match previous appearances victoria interstate games seasons competition called war replaced matches harvey manage victoria amassed innings needed runs victory minutes afternoon quick scoring required aggressive opened place harvey wicket fell target completed harvey came time match performances australian harvey overlooked team tests harvey opportunities press selection test innings victory queensland continued overlooked second match shield clash arch rivals new_south_wales started boxing day visitors harvey opened bringing miller miller bowling victoria end day day run partnership ended hours miller fell harvey went generally regarded best innings famously hooked leading australian fastest world time fence public bar occasions hit long career victoria declared test taking punishment figures overs respectively victoria went win innings runs return match queensland harvey victoria took convincing innings win match new_south_wales harvey played time class level pair played state remaining matches season batted came usually failing starts big score test vacancy incumbent opener injured unavailable fourth test harvey selected play test fourth test adelaide filling injured barnes england batted dismissed late second day harvey opened innings bowled playing aggressive shot minutes play left australian captain came bowled scoring run harvey later privately said told play survive end day attack captain angry resulting wickets according harvey told selected australia tourists declared afternoon left australia target target realistic offer morris harvey opening stand bowled medium pace occasional bowler match ended draw australia barnes recovered resumed position fifth test harvey ended season scoring innings victoria second tour match england drawn innings shield match south_australia washed harvey debut match representing australia fifth test dismissed south_australia victoria innings field washed drawn match time shield matches season victoria emerge victorious won competition harvey ended season runs final seasons brown recovered harvey compete morris barnes selection match season touring indians harvey following week innings south_australia managed second innings collapsed lost wickets harvey overlooked australian test trial india following week instead played match queensland scoring subsequently overlooked test selection time played alongside queensland match younger brother playing australian batted 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 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 younger brother fell run later turned final class century later ray victoria ended western_australia took run lead second innings bat brothers declared innings setting western_australia target victory reached victoria avoided defeat fortnight later harvey captained team duck innings rain curtailed match queensland reached end match despite captain harvey dropped match overlooked rest season ending runs dropped second half previous season harvey opportunities matches victoria came christmas period played consecutive fixtures tasmania games class status effectively second fixtures choice team playing matches time victoria batted innings harvey respectively harvey captained team dominated matches took innings lead match rain ended match tasmania second innings runs second match victoria dismissed opponents innings lead runs went win innings runs having seen previous matches captain end draw harvey ended class career victory leader final match harvey continued playing finished runs matches club harvey attacking opening batsman strong drive fond fast bowling brother called greatest cricketer outside cricket harvey worked decades engineering firm lived wife western industrial suburb sons jeff played grade grandson son jeff leading australian rules 1990s early 21st century robert debut football club played seasons member australian team times won medal twice best player robert played victoria level bowler playing flight football time gave cricket career national tournament grandson anthony younger brother robert played captained
Merv Harvey