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Full name Ian Joseph Harvey
Born April 10, 1972, Wonthaggi, Victoria
Current age 36 years 101 days
Major teams Australia,Cape Cobras,Chennai Superstars,Derbyshire,Gloucestershire,Hampshire,ICL World XI,Victoria,Yorkshire
Nickname Harvs, Freak
Playing role All-rounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height
1.72 m
Education Wonthaggi Technical College
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
ODIs
73
51
11
715
48*
17.87
811
88.16
0
0
65
8
17
0
First-class
165
272
29
8409
209*
34.60
15
46
114
0
List A
304
267
27
5973
112
24.88
2
28
83
0
Twenty20
41
40
3
1190
109
32.16
738
161.24
3
4
160
38
11
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
ODIs
73
70
3279
2577
85
4/16
4/16
30.31
4.71
38.5
4
0
0
First-class
165
24274
11693
425
8/101
27.51
2.89
57.1
15
2
List A
304
13601
9949
445
5/19
5/19
22.35
4.38
30.5
21
9
0
Twenty20
41
37
785
1033
40
3/28
3/28
25.82
7.89
19.6
0
0
0
Career statistics
ODI debut
Australia v South Africa at Sydney, Dec 4, 1997 scorecard
Last ODI
Zimbabwe v Australia at Harare, May 29, 2004 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
1993/94
Last First-class
Somerset v Derbyshire at Taunton, May 2-5, 2007 scorecard
List A debut
1993/94
Last List A
Derbyshire v Warwickshire at Derby, May 7, 2007 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Gloucestershire v Worcestershire at Bristol, Jun 14, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Essex v Hampshire at Chelmsford, Jun 27, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Ian Harvey possesses one of the wickedest slower balls in the business, a gift that has earned him messiah-like status in English domestic ranks but gone largely unrecognised back home. In 73 one-day internationals, accumulated in ten countries across seven years, he has never hit a half-century nor taken a five-for, nor truly guaranteed himself a regular spot in pyjamas. He clubs a few runs here and nails the odd wicket there while going for around five an over, which is better than it sounds given that he bowls always in the rush hour. In England, however, Harvey's handy yorker, shock bumper, skidding bounce and flotilla of slower variations have earned him nationwide esteem. He has been instrumental in turning perennial stragglers Gloucestershire, who have never won a County Championship, into the nation's one-day wonders. Five years of hard winter yakka culminated in him being named one of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year in 2004. David Foot, seldom prone to hyperbole, concluded: "Few imports have ever been so influential." Almost as an aside, Harvey is a heavy-hitting lower-order bat who in 2003 became the first centurion in England's revolutionary Twenty20 Cup.
Harvey took up cricket at 14 and a few summers later found himself at the Academy, where he was dubbed "The Freak". He finally lived up to that nickname in 2003's TVS Cup final, materialising from nowhere to take 4 for 21 and puncture a promising Indian run-chase. A useful spare-parts man in the 2003 World Cup, he was dumped for the final. He lost his one-day spot in 2004 and left behind international cricket to settle overseas, playing county cricket and also having a season in South Africa with Cape Cobras. However, his application for British Citizenship, to allow him to play for Derbyshire as a non-overseas player, hit a brick wall in 2007 due to a drink-driving conviction and he faced up to the prospect of an early end to his career. With nowhere to go, Harvey signed on with the unofficial Indian Cricket League's Chennai franchise, the Superstars, and played a starring role (he was Player of the Series) in the team's lifting of the inaugural Twenty20 title. Harvey returned for a second season as well and continued to shine with bat and ball. Christian Ryan March 2008
Notes
Walter Lawrence Trophy 2001
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2004
