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.
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| Full name | Robert Neil Harvey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 October 1928
(aged 97) Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Ninna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top-order batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 178) | 23 January 1948 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 15 February 1963 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946/47–1956/57 | Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958/59–1962/63 | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Neil Harvey Media
- Neil Harvey house 2.jpg
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.
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Mail from home (to Neil Harvey)
- Neil Harvey batting 1950.jpg
Australian test cricketer Neil Harvey who is a member of Victoria's baseball team, practising at Moore Park
- Neil Harvey 1951.jpg
Harvey heading for the 1951–1952 Test series vs. West Indies
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Neil Harvey batting in a cricket match
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Harvey at Lord's in 1953
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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.
- Neil Harvey's mother and fiancee 1953.jpg
Harvey's mother and fiancée, Iris Greenish, in 1953
References
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