Famous Cricketers No 40 - Neil Harvey

70. Victoria v Queensland, Melbourne, December 9, 11, 12, 13 (Victoria won by seven wickets) c V.N.Raymer c C.L.McCool 7 322 2 0 12 0 270-9d b K.D.Mackay 52 259-3 307 71. Australian XI v M.C.C., Sydney, December 15, 16, 18, 19 (Match drawn) b J.J.Warr 40 526-9d 2 0 3 0 321 1 5 0 13 0 173-3 72. AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND, Melbourne, December 22, 23, 26, 27 (Australia won by 28 runs) c T.G.Evans b A.V.Bedser 42 194 197 run out (C.Washbrook) 31 181 150 1 73. Victoria v South Australia, Melbourne, December (30), January 1, 2, 3 (Victoria won by nine wickets) c G.R.A.Langley b B.L.Bowley 4 271 93 did not bat - 82-1 259 74. AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND, Sydney, January 5, 6, 8, 9 (Australia won by an innings and 13 runs) b A.V.Bedser 39 426 290 123 75. Victoria v Queensland, Brisbane, January 19, 20, 22, 23 (Victoria won by nine wickets) c K.D.Mackay b K.A.Archer 106 388 3 0 12 0 191 did not bat - 73-1 - - - - 269 76. Victoria v New South Wales, Sydney, January 26, 27, 29, 30 (Match drawn) run out (sub (R.K.Kissell)/ O.Lambert) 28 280 459-7d st O.Lambert b F.B.Johnston 146 298 11-2 77. AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND, Adelaide, February 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 (Australia won by 274 runs) b A.V.Bedser 43 371 272 1 b F.R.Brown 68 403-8d 228 78. Victoria v M.C.C., Melbourne, February 10, 12, 13, 14 (Match drawn) b T.E.Bailey 25 441 4 0 16 0 414 c L.Hutton b R.Berry 56 234 - - - - 36-1 79. Victoria v Western Australia, Melbourne, February 16, 17, 19, 20 (Victoria won by eight wickets) c L.Charlesworth b R.R.Frankish 41 182-8d 126 not out 31 49-2 103 80. AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND, Melbourne, February 23, (24), 26, 27, 28 (England won by eight wickets) c T.G.Evans b F.R.Brown 1 217 320 lbw b D.V.P.Wright 52 197 95-2 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Tests 5 9 0 362 74 40.22 - 3 3 Sheffield Shield 7 12 1 609 146 55.36 3 1 1 Other matches 3 4 0 128 56 32.00 - 1 2 1950/51 15 25 1 1099 146 45.79 3 5 6 Career 80 115 14 5330 178 52.77 17 23 47 Bowling O M R W BB Ave Sheffield Shield 5 0 24 0 - - Other matches 12 0 36 1 1/4 36.00 1950/51 (8-ball) 17 0 60 1 1/4 60.00 Career (8-ball) 57.7 3 } 244 8 2/11 30.50 (6-ball) 10 3 1951/52 Apart from the two Shield games against New South Wales, Harvey’s season was confined to games against the West Indies who were making their first tour of Australia since 1930/31. Three of Victoria’s games coincided with Test matches, one was immediately after a Test and the final Shield 13