Ray Harvey
1941-42 to 1960-61 · 239 matches for the club
Debut v Coburg, 1941-42 (10 Jan 1942)Last game v St Kilda, 1960-61 (1 Apr 1961)Player no. 218 to appear for the club
- Premiers 1953-54
- Premiers 1960-61
- 1st XI Batting 1943-44
- 1st XI Batting 1949-50
- 1st XI Batting 1950-51
- 1st XI Batting 1953-54
- 1st XI Bowling 1955-56
- 1st XI Batting 1956-57
- 1st XI Batting 1958-59
- 1st XI Bowling 1960-61
- Five-for 1941-42
- 662 runs 1943-44
- Five-for 1944-45
- Five-for 1945-46
- 3 hundreds 1946-47
- 2 five-fors 1946-47
- 609 runs 1946-47
- Century season 1947-48
- 2 five-fors 1948-49
- 2 hundreds 1949-50
- Five-for 1949-50
- 695 runs 1949-50
- 4 hundreds 1950-51
- 803 runs 1950-51
- Five-for 1951-52
- Century season 1953-54
- Century season 1955-56
- 2 five-fors 1955-56
- Century season 1956-57
- 627 runs 1956-57
- Century season 1957-58
- 641 runs 1957-58
- Century season 1958-59
- 2 hundreds 1959-60
- Five-for 1960-61
- Captain 1956-57
- Captain 1957-58
- Captain 1958-59
- Captain 1959-60
On this dayin 1943: 30 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne in 1948: 2 and 1/22 v Melbourne
Hawthorn-East Melbourne 239
Matches
8,687
Runs
35.60
Average
205*
Highest
17 / 38
100s / 50s
208
Wickets
21.22
Bowling avg
6/43
Best
160
Catches
Season by season
| Season | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941-42 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 93 | 36 | 15.50 | 8 (8) | 7 | 5/49 | 5 |
| 1942-43 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 233 | 65* | 21.18 | 5 (8) | 0 | 0/20 | 1 |
| 1943-44 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 662 | 98 | 34.84 | 40.5 (8) | 17 | 3/35 | 6 |
| 1944-45 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 337 | 73 | 25.92 | 64.6 (8) | 13 | 6/64 | 8 |
| 1945-46 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 309 | 67 | 28.09 | 34.6 (8) | 10 | 6/43 | 4 |
| 1946-47 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 609 | 151* | 55.36 | 48.1 (8) | 11 | 5/31 | 10 |
| 1947-48 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 356 | 107* | 44.50 | 48.4 (8) | 13 | 3/36 | 9 |
| 1948-49 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 186 | 53 | 15.50 | 95 (8) | 20 | 6/60 | 11 |
| 1949-50 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 695 | 205* | 57.92 | 92.2 (8) | 16 | 5/72 | 10 |
| 1950-51 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 803 | 145* | 61.77 | 72.4 (8) | 8 | 3/41 | 18 |
| 1951-52 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 403 | 85 | 31.00 | 52.1 (8) | 11 | 5/22 | 10 |
| 1952-53 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 329 | 72 | 29.91 | 4 (8) | 0 | 0/20 | 5 |
| 1953-54 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 387 | 137* | 38.70 | 1 (8) | 0 | 0/5 | 12 |
| 1954-55 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 390 | 85 | 26.00 | 26 (8) | 5 | 3/29 | 3 |
| 1955-56 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 485 | 100* | 34.64 | 78 (8) | 29 | 5/23 | 17 |
| 1956-57 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 627 | 127 | 39.19 | 42 (8) | 4 | 2/25 | 5 |
| 1957-58 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 641 | 161* | 42.73 | 13 (8) | 8 | 4/104 | 11 |
| 1958-59 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 275 | 108 | 22.92 | 51.2 (8) | 9 | 3/11 | 4 |
| 1959-60 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 481 | 115* | 43.73 | 17 (8) | 3 | 2/17 | 6 |
| 1960-61 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 386 | 94 | 35.09 | 67.7 (8) | 24 | 5/17 | 5 |
| Career | 239 | 281 | 37 | 8,687 | 205* | 35.60 | 861.6 (8-ball) | 208 | 6/43 | 160 |
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv Coburg, 1941-42
- First fifty65*v Prahran, 1942-43
- First hundred119v Prahran, 1946-47
- First five-for5/49v Essendon, 1941-42
- Highest score205*v University, 1949-50
- Best bowling6/43v Brunswick, 1945-46
- Last matchMatch 239v St Kilda, 1960-61
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
 Melbourne University | 21 | 815 | 205* | 40.75 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 17.52 | 5/26 | 2 |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 21 | 814 | 108 | 35.39 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 34.40 | 3/13 | |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 21 | 649 | 151* | 29.50 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 25.00 | 4/35 | |
 Northcote | 20 | 721 | 126 | 37.95 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 20.11 | 6/60 | 2 |
 Melbourne | 19 | 731 | 127 | 34.81 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 14.95 | 5/17 | 1 |
 St Kilda | 19 | 583 | 72 | 25.35 | 4 | 21 | 18.10 | 5/22 | 2 | |
 Prahran | 18 | 680 | 119 | 52.31 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 37.00 | 3/36 | |
 Casey South Melbourne | 18 | 527 | 145* | 26.35 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 20.18 | 6/64 | 2 |
 Essendon | 17 | 823 | 145 | 45.72 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 24.73 | 5/49 | 1 |
 Richmond | 16 | 748 | 137* | 49.87 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15.20 | 5/23 | 1 |
 Carlton | 16 | 613 | 100* | 38.31 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 40.75 | 4/104 | |
 Camberwell Magpies | 16 | 424 | 108 | 28.27 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16.67 | 3/31 | |
 Footscray | 10 | 434 | 80* | 39.45 | 4 | 10 | 16.50 | 3/9 | ||
 Preston | 2 | 62 | 36 | 20.67 | 1 | 21.00 | 1/21 | |||
 Brunswick | 2 | 34 | 32 | 17.00 | 6 | 10.50 | 6/43 | 1 | ||
 Coburg | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4.50 | 3 | 17.00 | 2/18 | |||
 Yarraville (Sub-District) | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20.00 | 3 | 12.67 | 3/35 |
Clubs that merged are counted as one, under today's name. Tap a heading to sort; open a club for every match against it.
Splits
By batting position
| 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 | 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.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks18
- 1–969
- 10–1944
- 20–2943
- 30–4951
- 50–9938
- 100+17
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.
Dismissals
- Caught122 · 51%
- Bowled50 · 21%
- LBW36 · 15%
- Caught & bowled15 · 6%
- Run out9 · 4%
- Stumped9 · 4%
Most often dismissed by: Fairbairn (6), Pearce (6), Smith (6), Dudley (5), Holloway (5).
In wins and losses
| 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 |
- Scored 50+: the side won 43 of 55 (78%), lost 9.
- Took 5+ in an innings: the side won 10 of 12 (83%), lost 2.
- Every other match: the side won 85 of 174 (49%), lost 78.
Batting first or second
| 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 |
As captain and keeper
| 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 |
By ground
| 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 |
Wickets taken
- Caught82 · 42%
- Stumped37 · 19%
- LBW31 · 16%
- Bowled27 · 14%
- Caught & bowled20 · 10%
Batters dismissed
- Top order (1–3)44 · 22%
- Middle order (4–7)86 · 44%
- Lower order (8–11)67 · 34%
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.
At the club
In the record book
- 3rd of 488 run-scorers
- 18th of 298 wicket-takers
- 6th of 525 for matches played
- 2nd of 81 for hundreds
- 4th of 431 for catches
- 12th of 203 for batting average (20+ innings)
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…
- PJ Dickson2005-06 to 2019-20 · 245 m · 8,848 runs · 181 wkts
- LJ Watts1981-82 to 1999-00 · 253 m · 6,883 runs · 155 wkts
- LR Mash1999-00 to 2017-18 · 233 m · 7,363 runs · 3 wkts
- BA Joyce1989-90 to 2003-04 · 216 m · 7,414 runs · 2 wkts
The careers nearest Harvey’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
- WL Jacobs · 180
- HAE Shillinglaw · 133
- MR Harvey · 121
- DHL Arnall · 113
- BT Considine · 111
- RN Harvey · 101
- K Peters · 94
- LV Straw · 88
- C Adams · 84
- BC Harvey · 78
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
The shape of the career
Season by season
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 |
More splits
Batting position over the years
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 |
Home and away
| 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.
By day
| 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 by month
| 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 |
Finals
| 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 |
Favourite victims
- KS Jeffreys × 3
- RB Evans × 3
- CM Sindrey × 2
- DD Holten × 2
- DJA Fitzmaurice × 2
- DMJ Fitzmaurice × 2
- EAD Kerr × 2
- EHG Vernon × 2
The card names his victims in 77 of 83 wicket-taking games.
Fielding
| 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
- BT Considine × 31
- K Peters × 24
- C Adams × 22
- Ray Harvey × 21
- HAE Shillinglaw × 17
- RHW Liddicut × 13
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