Famous Cricketers No 40 - Neil Harvey

seventy-eight minutes. He and I.W.Johnson (27*) added 137 for the eighth wicket which is yet another record between the two countries that still stands. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 154. Australians v Jamaica, Melbourne Park, Kingston, March 19, 21, 22, 23 (Match drawn) b O.G.Smith 21 453 474 b C.Minott 37 319 28-0 155. AUSTRALIA v WEST INDIES, Sabina Park, Kingston, March 26, 28, 29, 30, 31 (Australia won by nine wickets) b C.L.Walcott 133 515-9d - - - - 259 1 did not bat - 20-1 1 0 2 0 275 1 156. Australians v Trinidad, Port-of-Spain, April 4, 5, 6, 7 (Match drawn) c J.B.Stollmeyer b L.S.Butler 2 299 1 0 4 0 217 not out 21 114-4 6 0 45 0 290-4d 157. AUSTRALIA v WEST INDIES, Port-of-Spain, April 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (Match drawn) lbw b F.M.King 133 600-9d 382 273-4 158. Australians v British Guiana, Georgetown, April 20, 21, 22 (Australians won by an innings and 134 runs) c N.D.Wight b I.S.Madray 58 476-7d 177 1 165 159. AUSTRALIA v WEST INDIES, Georgetown, April 26, 27, 28, 29 (Australia won by eight wickets) c J.K.Holt b S.Ramadhin 38 257 182 not out 41 133-2 207 160. AUSTRALIA v WEST INDIES, Bridgetowm, May 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 (Match drawn) c O.G.Smith b F.M.M.Worrell 74 668 4 0 16 0 510 c A.L.Valentine b O.G.Smith 27 249 - - - - 234-6 161. AUSTRALIA v WEST INDIES, Sabina Park, Kingston, June 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 (Australia won by an innings and 82 runs) c D.St E.Atkinson b O.G.Smith 204 758-8d 357 319 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Tests 5 7 1 650 204 108.33 3 1 2 Other matches 3 5 1 139 58 34.75 - 1 1 1954/55 8 12 2 789 204 78.90 3 2 3 Career 161 245 23 12017 205 53.13 37 54 83 Bowling O M R W BB Ave Tests 5 0 18 0 - - Other matches 7 0 49 0 - - 1954/55 (6-ball) 12 0 67 0 - - Career (8-ball) 96.7 8 } 537 13 3/9 41.30 (6-ball) 44 10 1955/56 Victoria’s home games this season were played at Junction Oval, home of St. Kilda CC, as the Melbourne Cricket Ground was being prepared for the Olympic Games. Harvey had his best season to date in the Shield with 625 runs (69.44) including three centuries. In the match at Sydney, the New South Wales Cricket Association Testimonial for A.A.Mailey and J.M.Taylor, he scored 96 in 124 minutes with 15 fours and with the help of P.J.Burge (46 in 52 minutes) he enabled R.R.Lindwall’s XI to win the match. In the Shield match at Adelaide his 147 came in 219 minutes with 16 fours. At Sydney in the next game he shared a second wicket partnership with C.C.McDonald (110) of 214, Harvey making his 128 in 197 minutes with 13 fours after surviving an early chance when he had 23