Debut v Melbourne, 1959-60 (14 Nov 1959)Last game v North Melbourne, 1975-76 (10 Jan 1976)Player no. 319 to appear for the club
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Debut v Melbourne, 1959-60 (14 Nov 1959)Last game v North Melbourne, 1975-76 (10 Jan 1976)Player no. 319 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1960: 1 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne in 1973: 3 v South Melbourne
137
Matches
3,494
Runs
25.32
Average
129*
Highest
5 / 17
100s / 50s
7
Wickets
30.29
Bowling avg
2/18
Best
59
Catches
| Season | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 125 | 35 | 20.83 | 1 (8) | 0 | 0/1 | 5 |
| 1960-61 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2.75 | 1 (8) | 1 | 1/8 | 3 |
| 1961-62 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 104 | 37 | 26.00 | 1 (8) | 1 | 1/4 | |
| 1962-63 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 292 | 57 | 19.47 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1963-64 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 365 | 100* | 30.42 | 3 (8) | 0 | 0/0 | 9 |
| 1964-65 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 258 | 101 | 25.80 | 1 (8) | 0 | 0/0 | 5 |
| 1965-66 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 253 | 32* | 18.07 | 5.7 (8) | 1 | 1/1 | 8 |
| 1966-67 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 377 | 65 | 31.42 | 23 (8) | 4 | 2/18 | 8 |
| 1967-68 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 524 | 111 | 40.31 | 3 (8) | 0 | 0/1 | 5 |
| 1971-72 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 342 | 129* | 57.00 | 0.4 (8) | 0 | 0/0 | 2 |
| 1972-73 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 322 | 44 | 21.47 | – | – | – | 4 |
| 1973-74 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 324 | 64 | 23.14 | 0 | 0 | 0/34 | |
| 1974-75 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 195 | 46 | 16.25 | – | – | – | 8 |
| 1975-76 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Career | 137 | 158 | 20 | 3,494 | 129* | 25.32 | 39.3 (8-ball) | 7 | 2/18 | 59 |
Milestones
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
| 12 | 304 | 72 | 25.33 | 3 | 0 | – | 0/1 | ||
| 12 | 243 | 53 | 22.09 | 1 | 3 | 20.00 | 2/18 | ||
| 11 | 352 | 101 | 35.20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 0/4 | |
| 11 | 292 | 75 | 24.33 | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | ||
| 11 | 137 | 35 | 12.45 | 0 | – | 0/7 | |||
| 10 | 403 | 129* | 36.64 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 0/11 | |
| 10 | 321 | 100* | 32.10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 0/13 | |
| 10 | 250 | 57 | 31.25 | 2 | 0 | – | 0/12 | ||
| 10 | 248 | 54 | 31.00 | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | ||
| 10 | 244 | 111 | 18.77 | 1 | 2 | 7.00 | 1/1 | ||
| 10 | 211 | 57 | 19.18 | 1 | 2 | 13.50 | 1/4 | ||
| 10 | 191 | 47* | 21.22 | – | – | – | |||
| 9 | 297 | 102* | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | – | 0/1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | – | – | – |
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | 4 | 390 | 53 | 16.96 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 42 | 8 | 1,101 | 129* | 32.38 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | 47 | 3 | 1,223 | 102* | 27.80 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 15 | 0 | 411 | 101 | 27.40 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 12 | 0 | 104 | 40 | 8.67 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 9 | 3 | 150 | 47* | 25.00 | |||
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 64 |
In the record book
Among players of 1959-60 to 1975-76: 7th of 85 for runs, 35th of 55 for wickets, 8th of 91 for matches, 5th of 15 for hundreds, 11th of 75 for catches, 8th of 46 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 13th of 321 for runs, 99th of 172 for wickets, 12th of 345 for matches, 8th of 50 for hundreds, 18th of 279 for catches, 28th of 126 for batting average.
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| 40* |
| 64.00 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 35 | 17.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 116 | 15 | 2,714 | 129* | 26.87 | 14 | 4 | 5 |
| Middle order (4–7) | 38 | 4 | 729 | 101 | 21.44 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 4 | 1 | 51 | 35 | 17.00 |
Batted most often at 3rd.
Turned 5 of 22 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 13.3% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 25 times.
Most often dismissed by: Smith (6), Kirby (4), Hosking (3), Grant (3), Connolly (3).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 76 | 16 | 1,849 | 129* | 30.82 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| In losses | 75 | 3 | 1,513 | 111 | 21.01 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| In draws | 5 | 0 | 94 | 72 | 18.80 | 1 | 1 | |
| In ties | 2 | 1 | 38 | 29* | 38.00 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 15 | 2 | 52.50 | 0.1 |
| In losses | 9 | 5 | 20.00 | 0.6 |
| In draws | 1 | 0 | – | 0.0 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 63 | 5 | 1,734 | 111 | 29.90 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| Batting second | 65 | 5 | 1,317 | 129* | 21.95 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Second innings of the match | 30 | 10 | 443 | 41* | 22.15 | 1 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 72 | 82 | 1,829 | 129* | 25.76 | 5 | 22.40 | 2/18 |
| Albert Ground | 9 | 12 | 334 | 72 | 27.83 | 1 | 11.00 | 1/4 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 7 | 8 | 218 | 53 | 27.25 | – | – | 0/13 |
| Victoria Park | 7 | 7 | 183 | 54 | 30.50 | – | – | 0/0 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 5 | 8 | 127 | 47* | 21.17 | – | – | – |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 5 | 6 | 144 | 111 | 24.00 | 1 | 13.00 | 1/13 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 5 | 6 | 161 | 65 | 32.20 | – | – | – |
| Western Oval | 5 | 5 | 78 | 30 | 19.50 | – | – | 0/0 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 4 | 5 | 147 | 70 | 36.75 | – | – | – |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 4 | 5 | 96 | 29* | 32.00 | – | – | 0/5 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 5.67 | – | – | 0/7 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 10.33 | – | – | – |
| University Oval | 3 | 4 | 59 | 21 | 14.75 | – | – | – |
| Toorak Park | 3 | 3 | 70 | 57 | 23.33 | – | – | – |
Batters dismissed
Best in a match: 2/18 v Footscray, 1966-67. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
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.
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership Honour in his name Season away
1966-67: premiership · 1971-72: 1st XI Batting
The arc
GL Harvey's best season with the bat was 1967-68: 524 runs from 16 innings at 40.31. The best ten-innings patch came in 1966-67 to 1967-68: 473 runs at 59.13. The leanest, 1964-65 to 1965-66: 93 runs at 10.33.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty53 | 6 Nov 1962 | v Carlton, 1962-63 |
| First hundred100* | 8 Feb 1964 | v Carlton, 1963-64 |
| 1,000th run24* took him to 1,015 | 14 Nov 1964 | v Collingwood, 1964-65 |
| 50th match101 | 12 Dec 1964 | v North Melbourne, 1964-65 |
| 2,000th run102* took him to 2,100 | 18 Nov 1967 | v University, 1967-68 |
| 100th match72 | 27 Nov 1971 | v Melbourne, 1971-72 |
| 3,000th run |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 129* | v Richmond, 1971-72 | Won |
| 111 | v Essendon, 1967-68 | Lost |
| 102* | v University, 1967-68 | Won |
| 101 | v North Melbourne, 1964-65 | Won |
| 100* | v Carlton, 1963-64 | Won |
Best bowling
Moved about the order across 14 seasons: opened in 8, at 3rd in 3, at 6th in 1, at 4th in 1, at 5th in 1.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 72 | 82 | 11 | 1,829 | 129* | 25.76 | 5 | 22.40 |
| Away | 65 | 76 | 9 | 1,665 | 111 | 24.85 | 2 | 50.00 |
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 | 118 | 137 | 16 | 3,010 | 129* | 24.88 | 6 | 33.17 |
| Weekday | 19 | 21 | 4 | 484 | 75 | 28.47 | 1 | 13.00 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 23 | 25 | 3 | 425 | 111 | 19.32 | 1 | 20.00 |
| Nov | 33 | 36 | 10 | 1,016 | 129* | 39.08 | 2 | 13.50 |
| Dec | 13 | 18 | 1 | 456 | 101 | 26.82 | 1 | 18.00 |
| Jan | 32 | 36 | 2 | 650 | 70 | 19.12 | 2 | 24.50 |
| Feb | 20 | 24 | 3 | 600 | 100* | 28.57 | ||
| Mar | 16 | 19 | 1 | 347 | 65 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 129 | 148 | 20 | 3,336 | 129* | 26.06 | 6 | 32.50 |
| Finals | 8 | 10 | 0 | 158 | 37 | 15.80 | 1 | 17.00 |
| 6 Oct 1973 |
| v Prahran, 1973-74 |
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2/18 | v Footscray, 1966-67 | Lost |
| 1/1 | v Essendon, 1965-66 | Lost |
| 1/4 | v St Kilda, 1961-62 | Lost, Final |
| 1/8 | v Footscray, 1960-61 | Won |
| 1/13 | v Essendon, 1966-67 | Won |
| 3 |
| 12 |
| 31.42 |
| 1967-68 | 3 | 16 | 40.31 |
| 1971-72 | 2 | 8 | 57.00 |
| 1972-73 | 2 | 18 | 21.47 |
| 1973-74 | 3 | 14 | 23.14 |
| 1974-75 | 2 | 14 | 16.25 |
| 1975-76 | 5 | 1 | 2.00 |
| 19.28 |
| 1 |
| 63.00 |
| 1971-72 |
| 8 |
| 2 |
| 1972-73 | 12 | 4 |
| 1973-74 | 12 |
| 1974-75 | 11 | 8 |
| 1975-76 | 1 | 1 |
Caught most off