Neil Harvey
Robert Neil Harvey (born 8 October 1928) is an Australian former cricketer. He played for the Australian cricket team between 1948 and 1963. He played in 79 Test matches for his country. He was the vice-captain of the team from 1957 until his retirement. He was a left-handed batsman, a fielder and sometimes an off-spin bowler. Harvey was the youngest member of the 1948 Invincibles of Don Bradman to tour England.[1] This squad is regarded as one of the finest teams in history. He was the senior batsman in the Australian team for much of the 1950s. Harvey has been was named by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack as the finest fielder of his era.
Harvey was born in Fitzroy, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. He is one of six cricketing brothers. Neil and brothers Merv, Mick and Ray would go on to play for Victoria. During the 1949–50 tour of South Africa, Harvey met Iris Greenish. The couple later married and had three children.
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The laneway next to the family home in Fitzroy where the Harvey brothers learned to play cricket. In this photo, Harvey is recreating the event in 1950.
Mail from home (to Neil Harvey)
Australian test cricketer Neil Harvey who is a member of Victoria's baseball team, practising at Moore Park
Harvey heading for the 1951–1952 Test series vs. West Indies
Neil Harvey batting in a cricket match
Harvey at Lord's in 1953
Neil Harvey's Test career batting performance. The red bars indicate the runs that he scored in an innings, with the blue line indicating the batting average in his last ten innings. The blue dots indicate an innings where he remained not out.
Harvey's mother and fiancée, Iris Greenish, in 1953
References
- ↑ "Neil Harvey: One of the greatest left-handed batsmen of all time". Cricmash. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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