Ray Harvey
Played 1941-42 – 1960-61
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Played 1941-42 – 1960-61
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Career totals
Career
247
Games
20
Seasons
1941-42 – 1960-61
Played
Batting
290
Innings
38
Not outs
9,146
Runs
205
High score
36.29
Average
40
50s
19
100s
Bowling
217
Wickets
20.98
Average
12
5-fors
4,554
Overs
Fielding
183
Catches
Career figures combine what's recorded live in Morrie with the club's own historical records — averages are shown only where there's enough real data to be honest about.
Around this dayin 1949: 3 ct v North Melbourne in 1955: 20 and 1 ct v Prahran
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941-42 | 7 | 93 | 36 | 15.50 | 8 | 7 | 5/49 | 5 |
| 1942-43 | 13 | 233 | 65* | 21.18 | 5 | 0 | 0/20 | 1 |
| 1943-44 | 22 | 662 | 98 | 34.84 | 40.5 | 17 | 3/35 | 6 |
| 1944-45 | 12 | 337 | 73 | 25.92 | 64.6 | 13 | 6/64 | 8 |
| 1945-46 | 11 | 309 | 67 | 28.09 | 34.6 | 10 | 6/43 | 4 |
| 1946-47 | 12 | 609 | 151* | 55.36 | 48.1 | 11 | 5/31 | 10 |
| 1947-48 | 9 | 356 | 107* | 44.50 | 48.4 | 13 | 3/36 | 9 |
| 1948-49 | 12 | 186 | 53 | 15.50 | 95 | 20 | 6/60 | 11 |
| 1949-50 | 13 | 695 | 205* | 57.92 | 92.2 | 16 | 5/72 | 10 |
| 1950-51 | 15 | 803 | 145* | 61.77 | 72.4 | 8 | 3/41 | 18 |
| 1951-52 | 9 | 403 | 85 | 31.00 | 52.1 | 11 | 5/22 | 10 |
| 1952-53 | 10 | 329 | 72 | 29.91 | 4 | 0 | 0/20 | 5 |
| 1953-54 | 10 | 387 | 137* | 38.70 | 1 | 0 | 0/5 | 12 |
| 1954-55 | 11 | 390 | 85 | 26.00 | 26 | 5 | 3/29 | 3 |
| 1955-56 | 14 | 485 | 100* | 34.64 | 78 | 29 | 5/23 | 17 |
| 1956-57 | 15 | 627 | 127 | 39.19 | 42 | 4 | 2/25 | 5 |
| 1957-58 | 14 | 641 | 161* | 42.73 | 13 | 8 | 4/104 | 11 |
| 1958-59 | 10 | 275 | 108 | 22.92 | 51.2 | 9 | 3/11 | 4 |
| 1959-60 | 10 | 481 | 115* | 43.73 | 17 | 3 | 2/17 | 6 |
| 1960-61 | 10 | 386 | 94 | 35.09 | 67.7 | 24 | 5/17 | 5 |
| Career | 239 | 8,687 | 205* | 35.60 | 208 | 6/43 | 160 |
Milestones
Runs by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
| 21 | 815 | 205* | 40.75 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 17.52 | 5/26 | 2 | |
| 21 | 814 | 108 | 35.39 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 34.40 | 3/13 | ||
| 21 | 649 | 151* | 29.50 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 25.00 | 4/35 | ||
| 20 | 721 | 126 | 37.95 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 20.11 | 6/60 | 2 | |
| 19 | 731 | 127 | 34.81 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 14.95 | 5/17 | 1 | |
| 19 | 583 | 72 | 25.35 | 4 | 21 | 18.10 | 5/22 | 2 | ||
| 18 | 680 | 119 | 52.31 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 37.00 | 3/36 | ||
| 18 | 527 | 145* | 26.35 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 20.18 | 6/64 | 2 | |
| 17 | 823 | 145 | 45.72 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 24.73 | 5/49 | 1 | |
| 16 | 748 | 137* | 49.87 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15.20 | 5/23 | 1 | |
| 16 | 613 | 100* | 38.31 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 40.75 | 4/104 | ||
| 16 | 424 | 108 | 28.27 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16.67 | 3/31 | ||
| 10 | 434 | 80* | 39.45 | 4 | 10 | 16.50 | 3/9 | |||
| 2 | 62 | 36 | 20.67 | 1 | 21.00 | 1/21 | ||||
| 2 | 34 | 32 | 17.00 | 6 | 10.50 | 6/43 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 9 | 6 | 4.50 | 3 | 17.00 | 2/18 | ||||
| 1 | 20 | 20 | 20.00 | 3 | 12.67 | 3/35 |
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | 4 | 959 | 108 | 39.96 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 26 | 0 | 579 | 87 | 22.27 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 107 | 12 | 3,736 | 205* | 39.33 | 15 | 8 | 5 |
| 4 | 89 | 12 | 2,919 | 151* | 37.91 | 13 | 7 | 8 |
| 5 | 18 | 3 | 314 | 60 | 20.93 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | 7 | 3 | 172 | 45 | 43.00 | |||
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
In the record book
Among players of 1941-42 to 1960-61: 1st of 91 for runs, 9th of 66 for wickets, 2nd of 96 for matches, 1st of 23 for hundreds, 2nd of 84 for catches, 3rd of 52 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 1st of 321 for runs, 12th of 172 for wickets, 2nd of 345 for matches, 1st of 50 for hundreds, 3rd of 279 for catches, 7th of 126 for batting average.
Played like…
The careers nearest Harvey’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
As captain
Led the side in 47 matches (1956-57 to 1959-60): won 28, lost 17, drawn 2.
Most often led
Season by season
Wickets by season
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Clubs that merged are counted as one, under today's name. Tap a heading to sort; open a club for every match against it.
| 6 |
| 3.50 |
| 1 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 1.00 | 1 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 161 | 16 | 5,274 | 205* | 36.37 | 24 | 10 | 7 |
| Middle order (4–7) | 118 | 20 | 3,412 | 151* | 34.82 | 14 | 7 | 10 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 1.00 | 1 |
Batted most often at 3rd.
Turned 17 of 55 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 18.2% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 73 times.
Most often dismissed by: Fairbairn (6), Pearce (6), Smith (6), Dudley (5), Holloway (5).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 156 | 24 | 6,039 | 205* | 45.75 | 29 | 14 | 5 |
| In losses | 114 | 10 | 2,195 | 119 | 21.11 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| In draws | 10 | 3 | 444 | 151* | 63.43 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| In ties | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 70 | 132 | 17.55 | 1.9 |
| In losses | 60 | 73 | 27.53 | 1.2 |
| In draws | 4 | 3 | 29.00 | 0.8 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 119 | 11 | 3,969 | 151* | 36.75 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
| Batting second | 111 | 7 | 3,442 | 205* | 33.10 | 17 | 7 | 9 |
| Second innings of the match | 51 | 19 | 1,276 | 114 | 39.88 | 3 | 1 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As captain | 62 | 8 | 1,944 | 161* | 36.00 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Otherwise | 219 | 29 | 6,743 | 205* | 35.49 | 34 | 12 | 16 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 118 | 141 | 4,370 | 205* | 35.24 | 98 | 20.49 | 6/43 |
| Albert Ground | 13 | 15 | 499 | 127 | 35.64 | 18 | 17.06 | 5/17 |
| University Oval | 11 | 12 | 418 | 161* | 46.44 | 13 | 14.92 | 5/26 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 10 | 14 | 346 | 71* | 28.83 | 8 | 11.75 | 5/22 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 10 | 12 | 453 | 108 | 41.18 | 10 | 27.80 | 3/13 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 10 | 11 | 435 | 126 | 54.38 | 8 | 21.13 | 5/72 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 10 | 11 | 144 | 37 | 13.09 | 4 | 44.25 | 2/57 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 9 | 11 | 275 | 72 | 25.00 | 11 | 20.18 | 6/64 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 9 | 11 | 288 | 73 | 32.00 | 8 | 26.00 | 4/104 |
| Toorak Park | 9 | 8 | 317 | 119 | 63.40 | 5 | 46.20 | 3/44 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 8 | 10 | 374 | 137* | 53.43 | 10 | 12.50 | 5/23 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 7 | 7 | 359 | 145 | 59.83 | 1 | 92.00 | 1/22 |
| Western Oval | 6 | 8 | 254 | 80* | 36.29 | 3 | 39.00 | 3/83 |
| Victoria Park | 6 | 6 | 82 | 28 | 13.67 | 5 | 14.60 | 3/31 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 53 | 45 | 17.67 | 3 | 26.67 | 3/41 |
| Yarraville Oval | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20.00 | 3 | 12.67 | 3/35 |
Batters dismissed
12 five-wicket hauls. Best in a match: 8/29 v Richmond, 1955-56. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership Honour in his name
1943-44: 1st XI Batting · 1949-50: 1st XI Batting · 1950-51: 1st XI Batting · 1953-54: premiership, 1st XI Batting · 1955-56: 1st XI Bowling · 1956-57: 1st XI Batting · 1958-59: 1st XI Batting · 1960-61: premiership, 1st XI Bowling
The arc
Ray Harvey's best season with the bat was 1950-51: 803 runs from 16 innings at 61.77. The best ten-innings patch came in 1949-50 to 1950-51: 643 runs at 107.17. The leanest, 1958-59 to 1959-60: 122 runs at 12.20.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First five-for5/49 | 7 Mar 1942 | v Essendon, 1941-42 |
| First fifty65* | 30 Jan 1943 | v Prahran, 1942-43 |
| 1,000th run64 took him to 1,052 | 7 Oct 1944 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1944-45 |
| 50th match8, 6/64 | 20 Jan 1945 | v South Melbourne, 1944-45 |
| 50th wicket5/73 took him to 52 | 5 Oct 1946 | v South Melbourne, 1946-47 |
| First hundred119 | 11 Jan 1947 | v Prahran, 1946-47 |
| 2,000th run145 took him to 2,036 | 27 Jan 1947 | v Essendon, 1946-47 |
| 100th matchdid not bat | 15 Oct 1949 | v North Melbourne, 1949-50 |
| 3,000th run46 took him to 3,044 | 10 Dec 1949 | v South Melbourne, 1949-50 |
| 100th wicket2/55 took him to 100 | 10 Dec 1949 | v South Melbourne, 1949-50 |
| 4,000th run67 took him to 4,033 | 3 Feb 1951 | v Footscray, 1950-51 |
| 5,000th run17 took him to 5,015 | 21 Mar 1953 | v Prahran, 1952-53 |
| 150th match25 | 5 Dec 1953 | v North Melbourne, 1953-54 |
| 6,000th run100* took him to 6,039 | 17 Dec 1955 | v Carlton, 1955-56 |
| 150th wicket3/15 took him to 150 | 21 Jan 1956 | v Melbourne, 1955-56 |
| 7,000th run35 took him to 7,031 | 5 Nov 1957 | v North Melbourne, 1957-58 |
| 200th match7, 0/28 | 16 Nov 1957 | v South Melbourne, 1957-58 |
| 8,000th run49 took him to 8,020 | 14 Nov 1959 | v Melbourne, 1959-60 |
| 200th wicket3/13 took him to 200 | 18 Mar 1961 | v North Melbourne, 1960-61 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 205* | v University, 1949-50 | Won |
| 161* | v University, 1957-58 | Won |
| 151* | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1946-47 | Drawn |
| 145* | v South Melbourne, 1950-51 | Won |
| 145 | v Essendon, 1946-47 | Won |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6/43 | v Brunswick, 1945-46 | Lost |
| 6/60 | v Northcote, 1948-49 | Won |
| 6/64 | v South Melbourne, 1944-45 | Lost |
| 5/17 | v Melbourne, 1960-61 | Won |
| 5/22 | v St Kilda, 1951-52 | Won, Semi-final |
Moved about the order across 20 seasons: at 4th in 9, at 3rd in 8, opened in 3.
| Season | Usual spot | Inn | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941-42 | 4 | 7 | 15.50 |
| 1942-43 | 3 | 14 | 21.18 |
| 1943-44 | 1 | 20 | 34.84 |
| 1944-45 | 3 | 13 | 25.92 |
| 1945-46 | 3 | 13 | 28.09 |
| 1946-47 | 2 | 12 | 55.36 |
| 1947-48 | 4 | 10 | 44.50 |
| 1948-49 | 4 | 13 | 15.50 |
| 1949-50 | 3 | 15 | 57.92 |
| 1950-51 | 4 | 16 | 61.77 |
| 1951-52 | 4 | 14 | 31.00 |
| 1952-53 | 4 | 14 | 29.91 |
| 1953-54 | 4 | 13 | 38.70 |
| 1954-55 | 4 | 16 | 26.00 |
| 1955-56 | 3 | 17 | 34.64 |
| 1956-57 | 3 | 20 | 39.19 |
| 1957-58 | 3 | 18 | 42.73 |
| 1958-59 | 3 | 12 | 22.92 |
| 1959-60 | 1 | 13 | 43.73 |
| 1960-61 | 4 | 11 | 35.09 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 118 | 141 | 17 | 4,370 | 205* | 35.24 | 98 | 20.49 |
| Away | 121 | 140 | 20 | 4,317 | 161* | 35.98 | 110 | 21.86 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 217 | 259 | 34 | 7,971 | 205* | 35.43 | 201 | 20.82 |
| Weekday | 22 | 22 | 3 | 716 | 145 | 37.68 | 7 | 32.57 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 46 | 49 | 8 | 1,551 | 115* | 37.83 | 42 | 18.17 |
| Nov | 50 | 55 | 6 | 1,589 | 161* | 32.43 | 31 | 22.65 |
| Dec | 21 | 27 | 3 | 777 | 100* | 32.38 | 19 | 22.37 |
| Jan | 51 | 56 | 9 | 1,896 | 205* | 40.34 | 44 | 19.41 |
| Feb | 36 | 47 | 8 | 1,655 | 151* | 42.44 | 27 | 26.22 |
| Mar | 33 | 44 | 3 | 1,160 | 126 | 28.29 | 37 | 22.84 |
| Other | 2 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 37 | 19.67 | 8 | 14.50 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 226 | 260 | 35 | 8,171 | 205* | 36.32 | 184 | 21.49 |
| Finals | 13 | 21 | 2 | 516 | 114 | 27.16 | 24 | 19.13 |
The card names his victims in 77 of 83 wicket-taking games.
| Season | M | Ct |
|---|---|---|
| 1941-42 | 7 | 5 |
| 1942-43 | 13 | 3 |
| 1943-44 | 22 | 6 |
| 1944-45 | 12 | 8 |
| 1945-46 | 11 | 4 |
| 1946-47 | 12 | 10 |
| 1947-48 | 9 | 9 |
| 1948-49 | 12 | 11 |
| 1949-50 | 13 | 10 |
| 1950-51 | 15 | 18 |
| 1951-52 | 9 | 10 |
| 1952-53 | 10 | 5 |
| 1953-54 | 10 | 12 |
| 1954-55 | 11 | 3 |
| 1955-56 | 14 | 17 |
| 1956-57 | 15 | 12 |
| 1957-58 | 14 | 19 |
| 1958-59 | 10 | 4 |
| 1959-60 | 10 | 6 |
| 1960-61 | 10 | 5 |
Caught most off