Famous Cricketers No 40 - Neil Harvey

146. Victoria v New South Wales, Melbourne, December 25, 27, 28, 29 (Victoria won by 36 runs) c A.K.Davidson b R.Benaud 62 352 206 c R.Benaud b A.K.Davidson 62 253 363 147. AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND, Melbourne, December 31, January 1, 3, 4, 5 (England won by 128 runs) b R.Appleyard 31 231 191 1 c T.G.Evans b F.H.Tyson 11 111 279 1 148. Combined XI v M.C.C., Hobart, January 8, 10, 11 (Match drawn) b T.E.Bailey 82 221 242 b A.V.Bedser 47 184-6d 99-2 149. Victoria v New South Wales, Sydney, January 14, 15 (New South Wales won by nine wickets) c W.J.Watson b A.K.Davidson 4 86 234 b A.K.Davidson 43 158 11-1 150. Victoria v Queensland, Brisbane, January 21, (22), 23, 24 (Match drawn) c J.D.Bratchford b V.N.Raymer 95 323 196 c and b V.N.Raymer 66 263 151. AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND, Adelaide, January 28, 29, 30, February 1, 2 (England won by five wickets) c W.J.Edrich b T.E.Bailey 25 323 341 b R.Appleyard 7 111 97-5 152. Victoria v M.C.C., Melbourne, February (11), 12, (14), (15) (Match drawn) c T.E.Bailey b J.B.Statham 17 113 90-1 153. AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND, Sydney, February (25), (26), (28), March 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) c and b F.H.Tyson 13 221 371-7d c and b J.H.Wardle 1 118-6 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Tests 5 9 1 354 162 44.25 1 1 3 Sheffield Shield 4 7 0 401 95 57.28 - 5 2 Other matches 5 8 1 254 82 36.28 - 2 3 1954/55 14 24 2 1009 162 45.86 1 8 8 Career 153 233 21 11228 205 52.96 34 52 80 Bowling O M R W BB Ave Other matches (8-ball) 1 0 8 0 - - Career (8-ball) 96.7 8 } 470 13 3/9 36.15 (6-ball) 32 10 1954/55 - Australians in the West Indies Australia toured the West Indies in 1954/55 for the first time. The Test matches proved to be high scoring games and Harvey shared in this glut of runs. He scored his thirteenth Test century at Kingston adding 224 for the third wicket with K.R.Miller (147). The star of the series for the West Indies was C.L.Walcott who scored five centuries, twice scoring centuries in each innings of a match. C.C.McDonald (110) and A.R.Morris (111) began the Port-of-Spain game with a first wicket stand of 191 followed by another 133 by Harvey; Walcott scored 126 and 100 to help West Indies to a draw. After a low scoring match at Georgetown the batsmen gained the upper hand at Bridgetown. The outstanding performance was a world record seventh wicket stand by D.St E.Atkinson (219) and C.C.Depeiaza (122) of 347 after six wickets had fallen for 147. In the final game of the series Walcott again made a century in each innings but the Australians overwhelmed the West Indies bowlers. After losing two wickets for seven runs, C.C.McDonald (127) and Harvey (who batted for 425 minutes and hit one six and twenty-four fours in his 204) added 295, still the highest third wicket partnership between the two countries. On Harvey’s departure K.R.Miller (109) and R.G.Archer (128) added 220 together for the fifth wicket, which also remains the record partnership for that wicket between the countries. The fifth century in the innings, the only time this has been achieved in a Test match, was the most dazzling of the lot; R.Benaud (121) hammered the attack and reached his hundred in 22