Harvey, Neil

Harvey, Neil

▪ Australian athlete
in full  Robert Neil Harvey  
born Oct. 8, 1928, Victoria, Australia

      Australian cricketer who was noted as an outstanding left-handed batsman.

      Harvey first gained recognition in 1948 as the youngest member of the Australian team against India at Melbourne. From 1948 until 1963 he played in more Test (international) matches (79) than any other Australian. He also scored more runs for Australia (6,149) than any other player except Donald (later Sir Donald) Bradman and was second only to Bradman in Test centuries (100 runs in a single innings).

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