- Ian Harvey
Infobox Cricketer
nationality = Australian
country = Australia
country abbrev = AUS
name = Ian Harvey
picture = Cricket_no_pic.png
batting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = Right-arm medium
balls=true
tests = -
test runs = -
test bat avg = -
test 100s/50s = -/-
test top score = -
test overs = -
test wickets = -
test bowl avg = -
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = -
test catches/stumpings = -/-
ODIs = 73
ODI runs = 715
ODI bat avg = 17.87
ODI 100s/50s = -/-
ODI top score = 48*
ODI overs = 3279
ODI wickets = 85
ODI bowl avg = 30.31
ODI 5s = -
ODI 10s = -
ODI best bowling = 4/16
ODI catches/stumpings = 17/-
date = 1 January
year = 2007
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/5597.html CricinfoIan Joseph Harvey (b. 10 July 1972, Wonthaggi,
Victoria, Australia ) is an Australiancricket er.He is an
all-rounder with a knack for making things happen in the game with his fielding, batting or bowling. He has a few nicknames, including "Freak", "Harvs" and "The Great Man". He was named as one of the fiveWisden Cricketers of the Year for 2004.Harvey started his first-class cricket career with Victoria in the
Sheffield Shield in 1993 as an all-rounder. He was called up to the Australian One Day cricket team in 1997 and has played 73One Day International s. Harvey is a big hitting late order batsman who bowls tightly at the end of games equipped with a well disguised slower ball but has yet to hit an ODI half century. Because of this he was dropped from the Australian ODI side. He appeared for Australia in the 2003 World Cup in Southern Africa as a replacement for the injuredShane Watson . Harvey has played the most One Day Internationals (73) without appearing in a Test match.Harvey played for Gloucestershire from 1999-2003 in the English
County Championship and domestic one day competitions . He was an integral part of the team that won a number of one day trophies, including four one day finals in a row. Harvey also scored the firstTwenty20 cricket century in 2003, and has scored 3 T20 centuries in all. In 2004 he switched counties to play for Yorkshire.For the 2005/06 season, Harvey played with the South African provincial side Nashua-Western Province Boland, where he also coached and commentated, sometimes doing 2 or all 3 at once.
For 2006 he returned to play for both Gloucestershire and Victoria in the
Pura Cup . He has signed to play for Derbyshire in 2007, but did not play a full season as his clearance to play as an English-qualified player was not received from theHome Office . Approval was delayed as a result of adrink-driving conviction, a decision which upset Derbyshire chief executive John Sears. [cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/derbyshire/6668723.stm | title=Driving ban delays Harvey return | date=2007-05-18 | accessdate=2007-05-18 | publisher=BBC Sport ]Derbyshire County Cricket Club allowed Ian to play forMiddleton Cricket Club for a weekend as a temporary replacement for their professional. [cite web | url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/293493.html | title=ECB block Harvey over citizenship | date=2007-05-08 | accessdate=2007-05-18 | publisher=Cricinfo ]Harvey played in the first
Indian Cricket League competition in 2007 forChennai Superstars . He played in the successful team which won the league being the man of the match in the final.Hampshire Hawks have signed Harvey in 2008 for their
Twenty20 Cup campaign.References
External links
* [http://www.bushrangers.com.au/page/ian_harvey.html Ian Harvey Victoria Bushrangers Cricket Team]
* [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5597.html Ian Harvey's Cricinfo statistics]
* [http://www.derbyshireccc.com/servlets/template?FILE=news_fullstory&news_id=760&title=Derbyshire%20Sign%20Harvey Derbyshire sign Harvey - Derbyshire CCC website January 2007]
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