MR Harvey
1933-34 to 1954-55 · 204 matches for the club · also printed as M R Harvey
Debut v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1933-34 (3 Feb 1934)Last game v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1954-55 (12 Mar 1955)Player no. 164 to appear for the club
- Premiers 1938-39
- Premiers 1939-40
- Premiers 1953-54
- 1st XI Batting 1938-39
- 1st XI Batting 1942-43
- 1st XI Batting 1945-46
- 1st XI Batting 1946-47
- 1st XI Batting 1952-53
- 2 hundreds 1938-39
- 737 runs 1938-39
- 537 runs 1939-40
- Century season 1941-42
- 553 runs 1941-42
- Century season 1942-43
- Captain 1948-49
- Captain 1949-50
- Captain 1950-51
- Captain 1951-52
- Captain 1952-53
- Captain 1953-54
On this dayin 1948: 11 and 1/14 and 2 ct v Melbourne in 1951: 8 v Melbourne
204
Matches
6,592
Runs
29.43
Average
166*
Highest
4 / 42
100s / 50s
18
Wickets
26.00
Bowling avg
4/78
Best
74
Catches
Season by season
| Season | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933-34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1934-35 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 68 | 30* | 22.67 | 0 (8) | 0 | 0/23 | 1 |
| 1936-37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1937-38 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 306 | 67* | 19.13 | 7.3 (8) | 2 | 1/3 | 8 |
| 1938-39 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 737 | 166* | 36.85 | 8 (8) | 0 | 0/15 | 10 |
| 1939-40 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 537 | 80 | 31.59 | 2 (8) | 1 | 1/4 | 6 |
| 1940-41 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 317 | 96 | 28.82 | – | – | – | 4 |
| 1941-42 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 553 | 100 | 36.87 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 1942-43 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 299 | 105 | 33.22 | 4 (8) | 1 | 1/14 | 4 |
| 1943-44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 23 | 19.50 | – | – | – | |
| 1944-45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 9.50 | 3 (8) | 2 | 2/7 | |
| 1945-46 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 251 | 82 | 31.38 | 24 (8) | 6 | 4/78 | |
| 1946-47 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 397 | 77 | 56.71 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1947-48 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 251 | 71 | 31.38 | 1 (8) | 0 | 0/3 | |
| 1948-49 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 242 | 54 | 18.62 | 12.1 (8) | 2 | 1/13 | 4 |
| 1949-50 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 403 | 99 | 36.64 | 5 (8) | 0 | 0/5 | |
| 1950-51 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 386 | 94* | 27.57 | 2.6 (8) | 0 | 0/0 | 7 |
| 1951-52 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 478 | 57 | 23.90 | 3 (8) | 1 | 1/5 | 8 |
| 1952-53 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 453 | 93 | 32.36 | 6.6 (8) | 3 | 2/19 | 6 |
| 1953-54 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 390 | 58 | 24.38 | 3 (8) | 0 | 0/5 | 4 |
| 1954-55 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 462 | 86 | 27.18 | 4 (8) | 0 | 0/7 | 6 |
| Career | 204 | 239 | 15 | 6,592 | 166* | 29.43 | 86 (8-ball) | 18 | 4/78 | 74 |
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1933-34
- First fifty67*v VCA Colts, 1937-38
- First hundred166*v Essendon, 1938-39
- Highest score166*v Essendon, 1938-39
- Best bowling4/78v Richmond, 1945-46
- Last matchMatch 204v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1954-55
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 | 19 | 390 | 76* | 16.25 | 2 | 1 | 39.00 | 1/14 | |
 Prahran | 17 | 484 | 66* | 30.25 | 4 | 3 | 7.33 | 2/19 | |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 17 | 479 | 99 | 25.21 | 3 | 3 | 14.00 | 2/7 | |
 Casey South Melbourne | 16 | 668 | 105 | 39.29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | 0/2 |
 St Kilda | 16 | 606 | 94* | 31.89 | 3 | 2 | 4.50 | 1/4 | |
 Essendon | 16 | 519 | 166* | 27.32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19.00 | 1/14 |
 Northcote | 16 | 419 | 93 | 23.28 | 2 | 0 | – | 0/3 | |
 Melbourne University | 15 | 657 | 145 | 38.65 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 0/15 |
 Camberwell Magpies | 15 | 641 | 100 | 42.73 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 15 | 558 | 82 | 37.20 | 5 | 3 | 22.33 | 2/28 | |
 Richmond | 15 | 406 | 57 | 23.88 | 2 | 4 | 34.50 | 4/78 | |
 Carlton | 14 | 478 | 96 | 31.87 | 3 | 0 | – | 0/5 | |
 Footscray | 6 | 70 | 28 | 11.67 | 0 | – | 0/15 | ||
 VCA Colts | 4 | 140 | 67* | 35.00 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 | 1/3 | |
 Coburg | 3 | 77 | 40 | 25.67 | – | – | – |
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 | 139 | 3 | 4,291 | 105 | 31.55 | 30 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | 48 | 4 | 1,268 | 166* | 28.82 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 13 | 0 | 268 | 52 | 20.62 | 2 | 1 | |
| 4 | 11 | 1 | 228 | 67* | 22.80 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 7 | 0 | 137 | 46 | 19.57 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 10 | 1 | 323 | 87 | 35.89 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 10.50 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 20.00 | |||
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 30* | 30.00 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5.00 | |||
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | – |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 200 | 7 | 5,827 | 166* | 30.19 | 37 | 4 | 10 |
| Middle order (4–7) | 31 | 3 | 709 | 87 | 25.32 | 5 | 1 | |
| Lower order (8–11) | 8 | 5 | 56 | 30* | 18.67 | 1 |
Batted most often at 1st.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks12
- 1–958
- 10–1951
- 20–2933
- 30–4938
- 50–9942
- 100+4
Turned 4 of 46 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 15.2% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 54 times.
Dismissals
- Caught125 · 56%
- Bowled47 · 21%
- LBW31 · 14%
- Caught & bowled10 · 4%
- Stumped6 · 3%
- Run out4 · 2%
- Hit wicket1 · 0%
Most often dismissed by: Daniel (6), Zachariah (5), Jinks (5), Kerr (5), Wilson (4).
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 142 | 11 | 4,353 | 166* | 33.23 | 27 | 4 | 6 |
| In losses | 81 | 3 | 1,829 | 99 | 23.45 | 12 | 5 | |
| In draws | 15 | 1 | 410 | 77 | 29.29 | 3 | ||
| In ties | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 13 | 4 | 30.50 | 0.3 |
| In losses | 20 | 13 | 26.62 | 0.7 |
| In draws | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.0 |
- Scored 50+: the side won 31 of 46 (67%), lost 12.
- Every other match: the side won 91 of 158 (58%), lost 52.
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 106 | 3 | 2,832 | 145 | 27.50 | 18 | 2 | 8 |
| Batting second | 94 | 7 | 2,810 | 166* | 32.30 | 18 | 2 | 3 |
| Second innings of the match | 39 | 5 | 950 | 76* | 27.94 | 6 | 1 |
As captain and keeper
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As captain | 79 | 6 | 1,993 | 99 | 27.30 | 11 | 4 | |
| Otherwise | 160 | 9 | 4,599 | 166* | 30.46 | 31 | 4 | 8 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 108 | 123 | 3,337 | 99 | 28.28 | 5 | 28.80 | 2/7 |
| Toorak Park | 9 | 8 | 189 | 59 | 23.63 | 1 | 0.00 | 1/0 |
| Albert Ground | 8 | 11 | 193 | 76* | 19.30 | 1 | 25.00 | 1/14 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 8 | 10 | 442 | 105 | 49.11 | 2 | 4.50 | 1/4 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 8 | 10 | 261 | 96 | 29.00 | – | – | 0/23 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 8 | 9 | 262 | 82 | 32.75 | 3 | 16.00 | 2/28 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 7 | 9 | 264 | 166* | 37.71 | 1 | 14.00 | 1/14 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 7 | 9 | 260 | 73 | 28.89 | – | – | 0/2 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 7 | 8 | 232 | 93 | 29.00 | – | – | 0/12 |
| Victoria Park | 7 | 8 | 281 | 100 | 46.83 | – | – | – |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 6 | 7 | 195 | 57 | 27.86 | 4 | 27.50 | 4/78 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 6 | 7 | 113 | 29 | 16.14 | 1 | 26.00 | 1/13 |
| University Oval | 6 | 7 | 344 | 145 | 57.33 | – | – | 0/15 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 5 | 8 | 146 | 48 | 18.25 | – | – | 0/4 |
| Western Oval | 3 | 4 | 65 | 28 | 21.67 | – | – | – |
Wickets taken
- Caught5 · 50%
- Bowled3 · 30%
- Stumped2 · 20%
Batters dismissed
- Top order (1–3)4 · 40%
- Middle order (4–7)1 · 10%
- Lower order (8–11)5 · 50%
Best in a match: 4/78 v Richmond, 1945-46. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
At the club
In the record book
- 7th of 488 run-scorers
- 125th of 298 wicket-takers
- 12th of 525 for matches played
- 21st of 81 for hundreds
- 26th of 431 for catches
- 30th of 203 for batting average (20+ innings)
Among players of 1933-34 to 1954-55: 2nd of 90 for runs, 32nd of 61 for wickets, 3rd of 97 for matches, 8th of 24 for hundreds, 6th of 83 for catches, 10th of 48 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 2nd of 321 for runs, 74th of 172 for wickets, 4th of 345 for matches, 12th of 50 for hundreds, 12th of 279 for catches, 19th of 126 for batting average.
Played like…
- TV Sheehan2002-03 to 2016-17 · 203 m · 5,547 runs · 33 wkts
- JW Rudd2012-13 to 2026-27 · 176 m · 4,864 runs · 47 wkts
- LR Banthorpe2013-14 to 2026-27 · 206 m · 4,832 runs · 0 wkts
- HC Lansdown1921-22 to 1936-37 · 164 m · 4,258 runs · 6 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 · 197
- Ray Harvey · 121
- HAE Shillinglaw · 98
- DHL Arnall · 92
- HJ Plant · 84
- LV Straw · 81
- J Frederick · 78
- CE Harvey · 70
- K Peters · 68
- BT Considine · 64
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
As captain
Led the side in 67 matches (1948-49 to 1953-54): won 42, lost 21, drawn 4.
Most often led
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership Honour in his name Season away
1938-39: premiership, 1st XI Batting · 1939-40: premiership · 1942-43: 1st XI Batting · 1945-46: 1st XI Batting · 1946-47: 1st XI Batting · 1952-53: 1st XI Batting · 1953-54: premiership
The arc
Merv Harvey's best season with the bat was 1938-39: 737 runs from 21 innings at 36.85. The best ten-innings patch came in 1938-39: 586 runs at 65.11. The leanest, 1948-49 to 1949-50: 114 runs at 12.67.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty67* | 30 Oct 1937 | v VCA Colts, 1937-38 |
| First hundred166* | 12 Nov 1938 | v Essendon, 1938-39 |
| 1,000th run58 took him to 1,006 | 25 Feb 1939 | v Collingwood, 1938-39 |
| 50th match0 & 30, 0/11 | 30 Mar 1940 | v Melbourne, 1939-40 |
| 2,000th run73 took him to 2,042 | 4 Oct 1941 | v Carlton, 1941-42 |
| 3,000th run58 took him to 3,048 | 2 Feb 1946 | v South Melbourne, 1945-46 |
| 100th match77 | 22 Feb 1947 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1946-47 |
| 4,000th run24 took him to 4,000 | 5 Feb 1949 | v Northcote, 1948-49 |
| 150th match19 & 33 | 6 Oct 1951 | v North Melbourne, 1951-52 |
| 5,000th run39 took him to 5,031 | 12 Jan 1952 | v Richmond, 1951-52 |
| 6,000th run17 took him to 6,011 | 6 Mar 1954 | v St Kilda, 1953-54 |
| 200th match25 & 32 | 29 Jan 1955 | v Carlton, 1954-55 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 166* | v Essendon, 1938-39 | Won |
| 145 | v University, 1938-39 | Won |
| 105 | v South Melbourne, 1942-43 | Won |
| 100 | v Collingwood, 1941-42 | Won |
| 99 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1949-50 | Lost |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4/78 | v Richmond, 1945-46 | Lost |
| 2/7 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1944-45 | Won |
| 2/19 | v Prahran, 1952-53 | Lost, Semi-final |
| 2/28 | v North Melbourne, 1945-46 | Lost |
| 1/0 | v Prahran, 1952-53 | Drawn |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Moved about the order across 20 seasons: opened in 16, at 10th in 1, at 6th in 1, at 4th in 1, at 3rd in 1.
| Season | Usual spot | Inn | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934-35 | 10 | 6 | 22.67 |
| 1936-37 | 6 | 1 | 4.00 |
| 1937-38 | 4 | 17 | 19.13 |
| 1938-39 | 2 | 21 | 36.85 |
| 1939-40 | 1 | 17 | 31.59 |
| 1940-41 | 1 | 12 | 28.82 |
| 1941-42 | 1 | 15 | 36.87 |
| 1942-43 | 1 | 9 | 33.22 |
| 1943-44 | 1 | 2 | 19.50 |
| 1944-45 | 3 | 2 | 9.50 |
| 1945-46 | 1 | 8 | 31.38 |
| 1946-47 | 1 | 9 | 56.71 |
| 1947-48 | 1 | 8 | 31.38 |
| 1948-49 | 1 | 13 | 18.62 |
| 1949-50 | 1 | 14 | 36.64 |
| 1950-51 | 1 | 15 | 27.57 |
| 1951-52 | 1 | 20 | 23.90 |
| 1952-53 | 2 | 15 | 32.36 |
| 1953-54 | 1 | 18 | 24.38 |
| 1954-55 | 1 | 17 | 27.18 |
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 108 | 123 | 5 | 3,337 | 99 | 28.28 | 5 | 28.80 |
| Away | 95 | 115 | 10 | 3,247 | 166* | 30.92 | 13 | 24.92 |
| Neutral or unknown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 |
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 | 180 | 214 | 14 | 6,060 | 166* | 30.30 | 17 | 26.18 |
| Weekday | 24 | 25 | 1 | 532 | 87 | 22.17 | 1 | 23.00 |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 36 | 39 | 2 | 1,027 | 96 | 27.76 | 3 | 5.67 |
| Nov | 40 | 46 | 5 | 1,172 | 166* | 28.59 | 2 | 26.00 |
| Dec | 19 | 23 | 0 | 575 | 100 | 25.00 | 4 | 32.75 |
| Jan | 46 | 48 | 3 | 1,460 | 145 | 32.44 | 2 | 58.00 |
| Feb | 33 | 40 | 3 | 1,422 | 99 | 38.43 | 4 | 25.25 |
| Mar | 28 | 39 | 2 | 860 | 94* | 23.24 | 3 | 17.00 |
| Other | 2 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 48 | 19.00 |
Finals
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 191 | 217 | 15 | 6,123 | 166* | 30.31 | 15 | 28.60 |
| Finals | 13 | 22 | 0 | 469 | 67 | 21.32 | 3 | 13.00 |
Fielding
| Season | M | Ct |
|---|---|---|
| 1933-34 | 1 | 1 |
| 1934-35 | 5 | 1 |
| 1936-37 | 1 | 1 |
| 1937-38 | 14 | 8 |
| 1938-39 | 15 | 10 |
| 1939-40 | 14 | 9 |
| 1940-41 | 11 | 4 |
| 1941-42 | 13 | 10 |
| 1942-43 | 9 | 4 |
| 1943-44 | 2 | |
| 1944-45 | 2 | |
| 1945-46 | 7 | |
| 1946-47 | 7 | 1 |
| 1947-48 | 7 | |
| 1948-49 | 13 | 4 |
| 1949-50 | 13 | 9 |
| 1950-51 | 15 | 7 |
| 1951-52 | 15 | 8 |
| 1952-53 | 13 | 6 |
| 1953-54 | 14 | 4 |
| 1954-55 | 13 | 7 |
Caught most off
- MW Sievers × 13
- HJ Plant × 11
- EA Williams × 8
- K Peters × 7
- BT Considine × 6
- DHL Arnall × 6
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