ICC Hall of Fame
Inducted: 2009 | Career: 1948 - 1963
Neil
Harvey
AustraliaOne of the most elegant left-handed batsmen of all time, Neil Harvey racked up 6,149 Test runs, scoring 21 centuries. He later became a national selector.
Player Bio
Neil Harvey accumulated over 20,000 runs in a first-class career that spanned 16 seasons between 1946-47 and 1962-63. In 79 Test matches, he scored 6149 runs at an average of 48.41. He became the youngest Australian to score a Test century when he scored 153 against India. Harvey, who notched up six centuries in his first 13 Test innings, was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in early 2000. He was also named in the Australian Cricket Board's official Test Team of the 20th Century.
date of birth:
8 Oct 1928
role:
Batter
batting style:
Left-hand
bowling style:
Right-hand
Date of debut:
23 Jan 1948
