Famous Cricketers No 40 - Neil Harvey

he took his first Test wicket by bowling W.R.Endean. Finally in the Fifth Test at Melbourne he scored his first double century in first-class cricket, batting 295 minutes and sharing century partnerships of 103 in 118 minutes with A.L.Hassett (40) and 148 in 107 minutes with I.D.Craig (53), who was making his debut at the age of 17 years and 239 days - Australia’s youngest. Dismissed for seven in the second innings he had scored 1494 runs at 106.71 in ten Tests against South Africa. Starting with his 190 in the Third Test he had a run of 746 in seven innings at an average of 124.33. In the Shield he had a quiet time, his highest score being a brilliant 95 with fifteeen fours against Western Australia adding 93 in 69 minutes with brother Ray (121). He continued his good form for the Australian touring party when he scored 148 in 119 minutes with one six and 18 fours against Tasmania at Hobart, adding 128 in 54 minutes with I.D.Craig (59) for the fifth wicket. After his most successful season in Australia when, with 1659 runs, he came within 31 of D.G.Bradman’s record 1690 in 1928/29, he set off for his second tour of England. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 91. Victoria v South Africans, Melbourne, November 7, 8, (10), 11 (Match drawn) b A.R.A.Murray 0 138 113 c J.H.B.Waite b A.R.A.Murray 39 159 71-4 92. Victoria v South Australia, Adelaide, November 14, 15, 17, 18 (South Australia won by seven wickets) c G.R.A.Langley b G.Noblet 6 119 326 b R.C.Thomas 40 325 120-3 93. Victoria v New South Wales, Melbourne, November 21, 22, 24, 25 (New South Wales won by an innings and 35 runs) c G.S.Trueman b K.R.Miller 18 347 567 3 c A.K.Davidson b K.R.Miller 68 185 94. AUSTRALIA v SOUTH AFRICA, Brisbane, December 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 (Australians won by 96 runs) c sub (G.A.S.Innes) b M.G.Melle 109 280 - - - - 221 run out (A.R.A.Murray/ J.H.B.Waite) 52 277 1 1 0 0 240 95. Victoria v Queensland, Melbourne, December 12, 13, 15, 16 (Victoria won by nine wickets) c V.N.Raymer b C.R.Smith 22 208 116 did not bat - 142-1 233 96. AUSTRALIA v SOUTH AFRICA, Melbourne, December 24, 26, 27, 29, 30 (South Africa won by 82 runs) c J.E.Cheetham b H.J.Tayfield 11 243 227 c J.C.Watkins b H.J.Tayfield 60 290 388 97. Victoria v South Australia, Melbourne, January 1, 2, 3, 5 (Match drawn) c P.L.Ridings b R.C.Thomas 1 250 302 c H.N.Dansie b J.W.Wilson 46 362 28-3 98. AUSTRALIA v SOUTH AFRICA, Sydney, January 9, 10, 12, 13 (Australia won by an innings and 38 runs) c J.C.Watkins b A.R.A.Murray 190 443 173 232 99. Victoria v Queensland, Brisbane, January 16, 17, 19 (Victoria won by seven wickets) c V.N.Raymer b C.R.Smith 50 365 301 1 not out 32 88-3 149 100. AUSTRALIA v SOUTH AFRICA, Adelaide, January 24, 26, 27, 28, 29 (Match drawn) c H.J.Tayfield b E.R.H.Fuller 84 530 - - - - 387 c W.R.Endean b J.C.Watkins 116 233-3d 7 2 9 1 W.R.Endean b 177-6 101. Victoria v South Africans, Melbourne, January 31, February 2, 3, 4 (Match drawn) c and b P.N.F.Mansell 69 260 - - - - 401 did not bat - 21-0 5 0 21 0 228 102. AUSTRALIA v SOUTH AFRICA, Melbourne, February 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 (South Africa won by six wickets) c J.E.Cheetham b E.R.H.Fuller 205 520 435 b E.R.H.Fuller 7 209 297-4 16