born january australian class cricketer played victoria 1940s 1950s brother class cricketer umpire 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 born working class methodist family father keen amateur cricketer love game sons played victorian premier cricket harvey class debut middle season played matches victoria alongside decorated brothers performed poorly play match following summer subsequent seasons played games contributed little team cause appearances gaining selection victoria test players busy representing australia following season gained selection matches broke maiden class century having previously passed having broken end preceding summer harvey played season victoria despite availability test players campaign scored centuries half centuries strength teams states rewarded selection match effectively test trial match harvey ended season runs batting average start following season harvey included australian match touring england cricket team test trial match rain curtailed match turned playing surface sticky wicket hostile batting harvey seven innings played victoria matches season despite form slump scored runs overlooked state selection regained position late season consecutive innings following season sporadic appearances despite absence test players overseas runs matches selected victoria mainly victorian premier cricket scoring centuries runs grade competition club records early years father 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 shifted inner melbourne suburb working class industrial area relocation ray born sydney secured job company 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 recreational facilities grass sparse densely populated boys took playing cricket house played cricket tennis ball 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 children attended nearby brothers joined 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 formal coaching father regular presence club chose stay background respective careers developed advise sons bat allowing style technique according harvey 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 harvey selected short stop australian baseball team saturday night entertainment family typically consisted dinner day cricket matches plant club personnel invited influence plant boys taught adopt aggressive approach fast feet movement attack spin bowling particular harvey debut scored club record runs season promoted joining ray season family held batting positions opened batting ray came ray continued play decades required victoria outside cricket harvey electrical worked wife settled inner northern suburb reservoir class beginnings mid way season harvey called victorian team match new_south_wales debut alongside established players opened ray batted nos respectively victoria batted brothers form partnerships sibling came bat 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 brothers played match western_australia captained team away test duty victoria batted ray second innings ray batting brothers drawn match trio broken match queensland selected australian team innings ray scored appeared set maiden class half century run drawn match bowled overs season conceding runs taking wicket dropped match ray alongside fixture new_south_wales wicket win ray played match tasmania brothers alongside busy national team ray innings wicket win despite run low scores retained test players returned victoria lost wickets final match season south_australia ray ended debut class season runs batting average best score fringe victorian player poor debut season victoria harvey gain class selection hard come season purely domestic touring test team australia international representatives available season harvey selected second match new_south_wales failed impact scoring runs innings completed run win harvey took wicket innings ending overs following season australian test team south_africa southern hemisphere summer victoria lost batsmen despite extra ray selected match tasmania making wicket win effectively second choice victorian team leading players involved shield match new_south_wales time harvey season similarly test players australia home series england selected class matches tasmania successful match duck innings coming end run chase score wicket win completed match victoria home run win despite harvey conceding runs overs ended class season runs second fixture new_south_wales bowled innings delivered attacked heavily conceding runs second innings bowled overs took new_south_wales ended runs short making victoria bat wickets hand match ended draw harvey team regular basis test players periodically available victorian duty international matches test players away matches harvey played fixtures match innings win western_australia took catches match south_australia victoria took wickets class level dismissing century maker tail ending catches victoria conceded run innings lead team collapsed lose innings harvey dropped matches test players including younger brother returned test match progress time recalled home match queensland victoria collapsed second innings holding draw wicket hand harvey bowled seven overs match conceded immediately dropped test players returned recalled away match queensland national representatives unavailable harvey narrow run loss having victoria match tasmania dropped final shield match test players returned harvey ended season runs reached innings unable convert starts large scores highest innings harvey unable gain selection season late season end january match summer new_south_wales unable convert starts large scores drawn match match touring south proceeded similarly drawn encounter harvey innings unbeaten run chase time ran final match season western_australia harvey broke maiden class century scoring innings victory western_australia score class level took seven catches matches ended season runs took total overs peak years pushing national selection having broken century end previous season harvey played consistently selected victoria matches season time despite fact tests scheduled australian season meaning international representatives available victoria matches ray played match summer opening match season queensland run win followed match new_south_wales christmas holiday period harvey batsmen impact second innings new_south_wales including likes members australia test bowling attack dismissed victoria set wicket win week later started new year scoring victoria batted took run innings lead south_australia second innings state completed run win nonetheless harvey rewarded selection match retiring australian captain typically matches involved best players australia divided teams harvey played outfit harvey scored team completed run win bowled overs total unsuccessful conceding runs opposition batsmen attacked harvey drawn match queensland harvey played key victoria win new_south_wales away having taken catches hosts batted visitors run innings lead taking second innings unbeaten guide target wickets hand harvey run scoring tapered away matches season runs innings match ended season runs runs class seasons debut result performances season hailed best batsman outside australian test team harvey performances rewarded selection australian tour match england cricket team start season match curtailed rain harvey able exhibit talents sticky wicket highly difficult batting listed harvey came dismissal brother seven innings result ray chosen test team alongside brother season start poor season harvey managed score innings summer passing occasions ending runs despite victorian persisted match season final seasons harvey overlooked selection entirety season years class cricket harvey earned recall half season match queensland innings unbeaten time ran second innings retained match south_australia following week scored innings win subsequent fixture new_south_wales process completing sixth consecutive shield title harvey faced strength team australia leading test innings managed second removed ended runs short victory wickets hand time ran harvey innings match season queensland ended season runs test team toured indian australian summer opening sheffield shield harvey given recall december successful failed convert starts substantial scores making matches matches took career best bowling figures innings south_australia dismissed scorer victims allowed victoria innings points eventually complete wicket win meant harvey wickets class level came south_australia harvey class career ended following match new_south_wales conceded runs overs dropped having runs season harvey played final season grade records career runs centuries runs season stand managed double century club university ended grade career centuries runs average matches style harvey attacking free flowing batsman prolific scorer attributed observers lack single required succeed level said ray suspect stronger domestic cricket able exploit said ray able weakness test player australia australian captain said harvey best district faced aside batting harvey occasional leg spinner known fielding ability
Ray Harvey