born october australian cricketer represented australian cricket team playing test matches vice captain team retirement attacking left handed batsman sharp fielder occasional spin bowler harvey senior batsman australian team 1950s regarded finest fielder era retirement harvey second prolific test run scorer century maker australia brothers represented victoria harvey followed elder brother test cricket debut january aged months second match youngest australian score test century record stands harvey youngest member tour england regarded finest teams history initially struggling english conditions century ashes debut harvey started career strongly centuries thirteen test innings average including south_africa including match winning sticky wicket team broke 1950s harvey australia senior batsman named recognition feat scoring runs tour england passed named deputy played matches australia sought rebuild team youth policy following decline team later offered poor form harvey prevented fell ill following season harvey moved interstate promoted ahead harvey continued deputy role end career captain test match second test lord injured harvey led team battle ridge erratic surface grinding hard fought victory scored runs centuries australia time harvey retirement harvey best known extravagant flamboyant stroke play fielding harvey particularly known innings conditions unfavourable batting performing colleagues struggled sydney retirement national years recent times best known criticism modern cricket inducted australian cricket hall fame selected harvey inaugural cricket hall fame early years harvey fifth boys born despite small build harvey born large weighing kilograms family lived moving sydney finally melbourne settled inner northern industrial suburb boys taught cricket guidance father conditions producing batsmen played cricket tennis ball marble backyard pavement boys went cricket cricket talk integral daily family life held family batting record continued play melbourne club cricket harvey eldest brother went play test australia ray played victoria brothers brian played district cricket represented victoria baseball harvey played game aged wicket keeper team average age school final total aged joined local club rose grade team fourteen stage transferred advice victorian coach harvey stopped wicket keeping focus batting veteran gave advice batting plant identified harvey potential batsman liked pick point game willingness listen old hands briefly playing harvey gave sport played baseball winter leaving school harvey worked apprentice turner supposed years eventually took years harvey cricket career caused frequent class cricket cancelled world war resumed start season harvey selected trial match victorian state team played rest victoria harvey represented duck innings selected senior state season aggressive saw harvey selected victorian team age innings class debut tasmania match maiden class century scoring said effort inspired elder brother gained test selection year time tasmania harvey shield debut new_south_wales dismissed scoring innings making second innings run win arch rivals victoria went win title convincingly match victoria english tourists fall early wickets harvey joined captain dominated partnership making second match leg spin opponents doubt test player english wicket keeper congratulated proclaiming seeing england year australia tour country ended debut class season runs test debut harvey played shield matches brothers ray gained test selection soon attracting attention opening match season harvey struck touring indian cricket team selected australian played indians tests effectively dress rehearsal innings unbeaten second hosts succumbed suffered run loss despite initially overlooked tests reached innings victoria including fifties months 19th birthday harvey entry international cricket tests india batted innings debut fourth test adelaide oval australia swept innings victory retained fifth test home ground melbourne reaching stumps reached century following day february score promoted youngest australian test surpassing previous record brought mark run having turned short ball square leg boundary innings replacing taken symbolism fact harvey tipped australia leading batsman innings laid foundation secured australia innings victory series triumph 13th match class level innings ensured place tour england speaking harvey selection opined brilliance daring youth likelihood rapid improvement warm matches team headed england harvey struck tasmania western_australia scored runs season australia traditionally fielded choice team tour opener despite scoring century australia recent test harvey 12th man appeared initially test plans harvey struggled english conditions failing pass innings notable contribution early stages campaign yorkshire damp pitch suited slower bowling match saw runs fall wickets sooner harvey walked bat stand captain caught leave australia pursuit matters worse injured bat australia effectively wickets faced loss english county harvey scored solitary run hit ball short leg forwards grabbed hands dropping harvey swept ball boundary harvey wicket keeper australia harvey charged bowling opportunity harvey hit winning runs ending unbeaten closest australia come defeat tour weak performances opening matches harvey omitted match lord fielded seven players represent england tests basically strength test team australia fielded choice team went win innings omission harvey outer regards test selection asking difficulties harvey told caused shot selection tendency hit ball air said technically perfect shot production batting simply getting early harvey adapted style improved performance scored lancashire manchester unbeaten sussex minutes match test australian test batsman described harvey innings superb century rich youthful daring stroke production selection reserve opener batted position middle order harvey 12th man fielding abilities spent large proportion time field injury pace tests brown struggled unfamiliar role dropped test opener injured opening vacancy fourth test harvey forced way team scoring sequence harvey hit yorkshire opined probably gained respect crowd quickly cricketer recent years harvey scored surrey taken catch flock australia wanted finish run chase quickly watch australian play tennis final harvey volunteered play makeshift opener promised reach target quickly australia chased target minutes overs harvey ended unbeaten australians arrived time added gloucestershire attacking spin england amassed innings australia dismissed batsmen harvey youngest member squad joined australia england remove pair expose australia lower order opportunity large innings lead arriving middle miller greeted said harvey mate end bowling organised harvey said mate couldn end quick watched play overs thought good brought bowl fifth balls disappeared head way finished crowd honestly thank confidence gave partnership future cricket career pair launched counterattack miller taking lead harvey young batsman struggling breaks turning away miller hit series boundaries allowed australia seize initiative harvey joined counterattack hitting consecutive boundaries second cleared playing area time miller partnership yielded runs minutes likened hurricane said known enjoyable hour cricket came join harvey continued attack bowling miller demise australia went lunch day harvey lunch harvey accelerated second new ball taken minutes middle session reached century loud reception australia passed harvey knock taken minutes included partnership yielded minutes harvey eventually balls bowled playing cross batted sweep shot selection prompted throw head disappointment harvey ended australian left score century ashes debut innings noted powerful driving sides wicket innings high rate scoring helped swing match balanced position australia finally dismissed second innings harvey took noted catches including bent catch ball ankle height running said catch season harvey turned magnificent aerial performances oval surrey final noon harvey got mark hitting winning boundary second innings australia successfully completed test world record run chase day innings series scoring fifth final test oval australia won innings harvey added centuries consecutive matches tests somerset entire class tour scored centuries aggregate runs harvey fielder regarded best australian team said harvey far brilliant sides save runs field twelfth man early tests fielding took acclaimed catches tour consolidation international matches scheduled australian season harvey disappointing class season scoring runs scored victoria totals lost arch rivals new_south_wales runs score test trial end season persisted tour south_africa harvey forced shoulder responsibility batting order retired took extended break youngest player team harvey rose challenge establishing australian records test figures runs test tour south_africa visiting batsman surpassing previous mark runs class runs centuries tour class centuries south african tour efforts harvey started tour highly productive seven class matches leading tests scored orange free state matches south african effectively dress rehearsals tests harvey innings victory second match week test scored runs matches leading tests scoring test harvey amassed innings cape_town set innings lead runs scored guide australia wicket victory second innings followed unbeaten half hours regarded finest test innings having dismissed wet wicket innings australia pursuit victory target sticky pitch australians having extreme difficulty spin faced test defeat south_africa years despite square cuts harvey adapted game play patient innings prompting spectators time career ball broke defence harvey thought bowled ball began tire heat harvey began score quickly reaching minutes lunch break registered slowest century way guiding team victory wickets harvey brought winning runs ball boundary harvey continued productive sequence fourth test scoring unbeaten drawn match test harvey played australia win scoring harvey finished series fifth test port elizabeth australia won innings took series amassed centuries consecutive tests series scored tests totally runs harvey fast scoring crowd favourite marketing south_africa harvey rested tour match media complaints prompted australian reverse decision finished season australian total tourists dismissed south african complete innings victory harvey triple figure average test seasons maintained australia hosted ashes series following success south_africa harvey played regularly point onwards managed runs half centuries australia took series harvey trouble early series englishman dismiss harvey tests day series harvey scored australia turned crucial rain created sticky wicket england australia declared australia went win runs second test melbourne low scoring harvey australia won team passed performed steadily series tests won defeat tests australia world war came home ground melbourne outside tests harvey scored win south_australia added second innings match new_south_wales defeat ended season runs season productive west indies touring australia playing tests harvey scored runs half century australia won harvey difficulties dealing dual spin bowling combination bowled left arm orthodox leg spin respectively accounted times tests innings fourth test melbourne australia went complete dramatic wicket victory harvey poor season overall scoring class runs managing single century peak years harvey started season class century months matches ahead tests suffered defeats break drought having failed score century tests years season saw harvey productive best south_africa scored centuries years earlier toured australia slow pitch difficult stroke play harvey scored brisbane australia grounded victory test scored innings second score run second performance series scores second test scoring second innings worst australia lost years scored test sydney set large innings lead innings victory harvey opponents innings innings saw complete test runs south tests harvey consecutive centuries matches adelaide starting driven boundary ball day play harvey century took minutes fastest record australia world war sixth fastest time australia leading breaking match harvey bowled time test career took wickets test level depleted australian attack defeat visitors finished seven wickets series australia favour won fifth test melbourne timeless test harvey compiled consecutive century highest test score australia amassed innings australia control test despite south_africa successfully chasing unlikely target harvey accumulated test runs series surpassed aggregate runs series record south_africa tests south_africa centuries totalling runs average harvey totalled runs season second highest tally season australian history runs record matches season scored come striking distance match season western australian captain declared early afternoon allow harvey innings break record harvey wouldn want break record way managed australian quarter century score runs ashes tour times centuries twice best harvey started class campaign unbeaten setting innings victory reaching innings converting starts score harvey weeks tests started struck minor counties lancashire sussex hampshire entire opposition managed innings scored runs completed innings days harvey best tests innings leading tests harvey lowest score failed pass twice test trent bridge harvey duck falling twice australia hung draw rain affected contest scoring second test lord falling innings batting second innings saw hosts save match wickets hand harvey returned form striking gloucestershire taking wicket haul class level help australia wicket win added second century innings innings win harvey struck rain affected test manchester helped australia run innings lead duck second innings australia collapsed saved defeat rain meant hours play possible harvey returned venue famous innings years earlier low scoring match scored entire match innings australia took run lead tourists looked set victory retention ashes start final day time defiant defence english batsmen left australia target hours required scoring rate higher days match harvey quickly scored run minute australia minutes schedule win point english medium began bowling wicket keeper metres leg deny australians opportunity hit ball match ended draw harvey described bailey tactics absolutely english wicket keeper said tourists absolutely saying right claiming bailey bowling worst kind negative cricket cheated victory series locked fate ashes determined fifth final test oval lead harvey scored consecutive innings surrey failing pass single figures innings deciding match harvey australia batting england took run lead harvey second innings hosts won ashes years australian hands harvey scored runs series low scoring series placed second captain runs harvey failed pass class matches remaining tests retirement end season harvey bear responsibility batting line recognition performances summer scored runs named highest australian aggregate average miller second prolific harvey returned australia played season purely domestic scored runs including century new_south_wales fifties near misses season scored queensland matches south_australia season saw england tour australia harvey scored innings warm matches visitors struck test brisbane australia sent helping set innings victory tests scored victoria followed low scoring second test sydney australia needing win poor wicket lethal pace express bowling help slips bat harvey stood firm scattered stumps partners farmed strike protecting counter attacking england fast relying cut shot pads leg watching game fence boundaries man came runs required protected harvey face balls minutes produced unlikely australian victory harvey continued attack bowling hooked fine leg head harvey added wicket runs required point australian pair confident harvey felt run energy prospects improve forced change near future england won runs delivery leg wicket keeper harvey played observers thought greatest innings life defiant unbeaten exactly half australian innings batsmen reached harvey series failing pass innings final tests australia form harvey losing tests series harvey ended runs series despite continued productive class matches far productive batsman australian season accumulating runs ahead scored pair run win new_south_wales queensland match followed tour early west_indies australian team harvey began consecutive centuries scoring exactly second tests kingston respectively matches ended innings victory draw australia respectively low scoring match georgetown harvey scored australia took lead half century drawn followed harvey scored second double century career fifth test kingston seven hours batting run partnership foundation test total setting innings victory australia totalled runs series entire tour scored runs tour retired leaving harvey experienced batsman team harvey demons experienced valentine previous series spin duo able dismiss harvey occasion australian summer purely domestic season harvey successful campaign runs struck new south wales team composed mainly test players victoria arch rivals hung draw wickets hand added centuries innings came span month amassed runs struggles ashes tour england disappointment harvey individually australians collectively english summer dominated spinner surrey teammate repeatedly dismantled tourists dusty spinning pitches specifically tailored cater tour started poorly harvey innings weeks scored runs included wicket defeat hands lock surrey australia loss county harvey began run form scoring cambridge_university match fielded virtual team effectively dress rehearsal tests harvey australia hosts draw match unable replicate form tests test scored rain affected draw duck australia took series lead second test lord despite australia success harvey having extended run drought runs weeks came australian lock tests harvey australia bowled forced follow test played turning pitch contributed second innings test rest team struggled deal lock spun england innings victory time australia suffered innings defeat test harvey unable repeat defiant form weeks manchester low point harvey managed pair falling times took world record wickets australia routed innings known match ashes old week trough harvey scored runs including consecutive ducks day period yielded solitary run harvey returned productivity added half century remaining matches took innings help set seven wicket win match class harvey compiled runs tests half centuries far summer england runs dominance lock led attack harvey australia fifth highest tests fourth class matches return australia team stopped indian play tests pakistani indian soil respectively short tour tests fixtures harvey failed pass double figures test pakistan countries moving india scored drawn second test bombay scoring runs ground injuries illness australians unable dismiss hosts twice final match australia trouble taking run innings lead second innings struggling sticky wicket caused flooding low scoring test calcutta help australia series win ended runs series performances marked aggressive moving meet pitch ball seven months away australians returned home senior player vice expected australian team leaders retired cricket tour harvey replaced johnson victorian captain logical choice successor test experienced member team tests queensland captain veteran longer automatic test selection harvey criticised attitude johnson official report board tour harvey surprisingly overlooked went replaced miller new_south_wales played tests establish team disappointing results england chose youthful team harvey named vice captain non test tour new_zealand test tour south_africa australia new leaders featured dramatic game season tied match history played junction oval melbourne new_south_wales chasing win suffering defied medical orders left hospital bed came bat partnership took runs victory collapse left scores tied day announcement harvey led met new south match shield season harvey admitted board felt blunt nature men toss sent bat time victorian batsman hit ball face broke nose practising harvey went toss harvey asked gentleman agreement allow substitute mcdonald refused citing importance match evoked rare angry response harvey according playing men said harvey proceeded certain anger play best innings seen sheffield shield later forced new_south_wales follow end match drawn harvey unable deny new_south_wales title harvey said double century victoria gave pleasure innings played finished season victorian captain leading shield averages runs substantial scores half team total innings loss queensland win south_australia return match queensland selection trial led seven wicket win scoring new_zealand tour regarded test leader wicket keeper said dumb couldn senior players didn support senior players resented surprise selection captain gained favour management imposed later scrapped harvey unable maintain australian season crossing face new scored runs including australia won final match series outside international matches harvey productive totalled runs tour players remained dubious elevation ahead harvey tour south_africa appreciated promoted fair open input teammates tour harvey broke finger catching practice missed early tour matches healed harvey returned match south african virtual dress rehearsal tests scored tourists crushed hosts innings broke finger missed test ending run consecutive test matches returned remaining tests scored test help force draw australia conceded run innings lead apart disappointing series failing pass finishing runs despite disagreement team proceeded smoothly prior fifth test wanted drop poor form harvey captain member selection panel harvey supporter comfortable harvey relinquished opportunity seize leadership ordering retain vote formally taken harvey offering drop tests aside harvey continued score regularly games ended class runs centuries fifties team harvey labelled worst leave australian shores went home test series new south wales non returning south_africa harvey embarrassed frankly discussed financial situation television interview revealed players earned test broke despite automatic selection australia years making time cricket disrupted working life contemplating south_africa homeland wife iris consequently harvey received job offer work sales supervisor glass manufacturer sydney moved new_south_wales gave victorian new player vice captain state order despite test vice captain ahead unfit start season effects left australian open harvey started season strongly scored runs innings included queensland new state touring england team peter match captained new_south_wales hosts better play took run innings lead men time ran harvey appointed captain australian warm match touring indicating considering test harvey scored duck australians lost heavily runs wicket crater australian captain ahead harvey deputy harvey helped australia surprise series victory reclaim ashes harvey form modest scored runs half coming innings brilliant second test melbourne half team helped secure wicket victory match fourth test time passed series outside tests scored second match season new_south_wales england ended season runs season halves months scored runs season australian undertook tour tests pakistan india respectively prior trip harvey second innings help defeat seven wickets bangladesh harvey pitch rough ground test mastering medium pace teammates struggled score course innings harvey overcome fever physical illness forced leave times called dazzling innings described best innings test level set australian win stay partners contributed runs seven wickets fell harvey innings allowed australia score reply hosts harvey second innings help ensure wicket win scoring innings second test came run chase australia harvey norm seemingly schedule win time ran pakistani began waste time attempt foil australian victory swapped cover slowly left handed combination harvey took single changed batsman strike counter harvey deliberately backed away straight ball let bowled throwing wicket away allowed come bat handed batsmen opportunity waste time switching field australia won match minutes spare harvey scored drawn test australia took series win test pakistan harvey ended series runs india harvey scored australia test delhi setting innings victory australia pitch spin second test harvey given rare opportunity bowl took wicket indian captain addition scored second highest australian score innings low scoring match india won square series spinner taking harvey hit drawn test bombay took final test wicket fourth test madras ended series runs significant contribution australia triumph international twilight years test career harvey struggled making runs test series start season little indication innings summer harvey hit queensland australian touring west_indies queensland new_south_wales caribbean team form tapered away thrilling home series west_indies included tie test history harvey ineffective apart score second innings test australia lost missed fourth test injury struggled tests scoring runs prospered caribbean tourists tour matches scoring runs overall totalled runs season harvey began final tour england regular shoulder injury allowed lead australia tour matches included month tour hurt shoulder match spent weeks bowling travelling london away men specialist treatment stage australia left men field replacement succumbed illness requiring englishman stand harvey scored runs matches leading tests including centuries lancashire harvey captain australia test time shoulder problematic captain declared fit harvey drawn test helped australia run innings lead control match hosts batted remainder match defeat shoulder prevented bowling overs injury forced test meaning harvey finally captained australia highest level second test lord carrying injury black eye meant australia best injured agreed play played controversial pitch noticeable ridge running caused irregular bounce great test matches known battle ridge took bruised english batsmen irregular bounce hosts bowled australia replied large sustained blows second innings harvey moves proved highly productive gave new ball young playing international series responded taking harvey brought time leg spin attack arrived moved leg slip position edged simpson harvey hands duck england fell leaving australia target victory appeared far certain australia erratic surface harvey sent attack bowling tactic worked australia won wickets hit winning runs earlier dropped battle ridge time harvey captained australia test match despite win harvey prominent terms individual contribution scoring harvey described win moment got french champagne afternoon knew test match captain lord decided best returned test england series despite twin half centuries harvey scored innings match lasted days harvey failed pass tests ended runs significant factor australia eventual victory second half tour harvey added centuries took career best bowling middlesex help set wicket win ended final tour australia runs centuries season harvey led aggressively force result attacking strategy determination avoid time purely domestic harvey played season sheffield shield new_south_wales won ninth consecutive title harvey prominent team success scored runs fifties season having stated intention retire end summer harvey started final season strongly scored interstate innings season scored warm matches england harvey selected series england international cricket season harvey applied permission work journalist playing cricket application refused harvey wrote bitter criticism england captain end series following complaint said harvey comments beginning steadily half centuries tests harvey 21st final century fourth test adelaide scoring drawn match venue international career began seasons earlier harvey returned adopted hometown sydney farewell match series level ashes alive game turned dull draw harvey scored bowled final innings english innings held catches equal world record reminder prowess australia great round harvey retired australia capped player tally runs centuries second harvey centuries class matches match scored unbeaten south_australia hours including runs session set wicket victory final season harvey scored runs style harvey regarded batsman great style short man batted aggression known timing ball batting spin bowling particular crowd highlighted extravagant charging harvey charged pitch bowler kept coming far track thought want shake hands despite running harvey test match time belief bowling hit gave impression balls reaching boundary minimum power according sight slim figure neat trim looking coming bat brought new hope spectators half volley decline challenge long hop looking ball hit following retirement sir seen australia leading batsman noted critics similar ability change mood matches attacking play said harvey australia best batsman despite fact found faulty global expansion cricket harvey australian test centuries different cities succeeding variety conditions harvey class centuries spread venues countries scored overseas average higher batsman score runs australian teams home abroad harvey attacking style led criticism batting risky england captain feeling played missed wonder runs harvey decided stop playing strokes element risk harvey happy continue flamboyant harvey progressed hook shot played team sake typically evaded head ball harvey started school highly regarded cover fielder later international career slips catcher bowled spin pace approach rare occasions taking wickets test career away field harvey quiet manner complete contrast dynamic batting non smoking non drinking set apart prevailing cricket culture period harvey known respect decisions appealing leg wicket fielded slips travelling overseas cricket tours harvey played baseball winter twice named australian baseball team team named distinction accorded players competed harvey fielding abilities regarded finest outfielder world career baseball harvey developed half round arm throw speed accuracy caused batsmen run attempting run said harvey throw arrow like accuracy versatile ball hawk takes place baseball training influenced habit catching ball head height rarely dropped catches based theory fielder need eyes ball bounce hands time attempt grab rebound harvey covered ground quickly possessed efficient method picking returning ball late test debut harvey retirement duo formed formidable pairing covers helping restrict opposition batsmen scoring region later years australian immediately appointment embroiled controversy test india brisbane wrote board complaining harvey duty test missed hours play race meeting invitation president gave harvey talking despite retained position annual election queensland failing gain seat selection panel onwards harvey chairman tumultuous period australian cricket captain sacked middle series england dispute players australian officials informed fate learned omission radio australia productive batsmen dispute genesis pay dispute led formation world series cricket generated mass exodus players resulted recall years retirement age captain test team following establishment players harvey left selection panel representatives felt harvey anti comments selection players returning south_africa harvey offered job captain sports store harvey accepted immediately sports stores gave flexible arrangements leave play cricket harvey sponsored use cricket equipment paid year lived home shared bedroom brothers brian ray married poverty cricket uniforms years harvey career extended successful business distributed kitchen products later life known blunt critical comments modern players believing cricket earlier times superior team set world record consecutive test victories harvey named australian teams thought superiors saying far response suggestion men best team history attributed wins weak opponents stating don think world standard years ago 1980s west_indies team far superior criticised australian team publicly praising skills opponents believing statistical performances teams considered weak named criticised modern day batsmen noting players earlier eras play sticky wickets saying guys play little bit opinion play flat wickets time ball little bit pitch going assert opinion current players match harvey inducted australian cricket hall fame annual induction players inaugural members announced harvey inaugural cricket hall fame inducted harvey called banned cricket revealed accepted money pitch weather information privately fined lamented decline player conduct modern era criticising modern advent harvey called mark dropped australian team claiming waste space stated money thing keeps playing earned money playing retired australian cricket better close dropped series wrote half century saying playing probably worst cricket teams seen personal life tour south_africa harvey met wife time greenish years old harvey relationship subject controversy father told media object couple engagement daughter turned married years later children sons daughter year marriage harvey iris divorced years later married age subsequently children test match performance test centuries following table test centuries scored column runs indicates column title match refers match number career
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