Mick Harvey (umpire), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Mick Harvey (umpire)

Cricketer, cricket umpire

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1921

Place of Birth: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 05-Oct-2016

Profession: cricket umpire, cricketer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Mick Harvey (umpire)

  • Clarence Edgar "Mick" Harvey (17 March 1921 – 6 October 2016) was a first-class cricketer and Australian Test cricket umpire.
  • He was the brother of Test batsmen Merv and Neil Harvey.
  • He was born at Newcastle, New South Wales and died at Brisbane, Queensland. Harvey made his first-class debut in 1948–49, playing in the first three matches of the season for Victoria as an opening batsman.
  • However, he was unproductive, scoring only 91 runs at a batting average of 15.16, and was dropped.
  • He moved to Queensland the following season in search of more opportunities and was selected in one match. Harvey had his best first-class season in 1950–51, scoring 490 runs at 37.69, including his maiden first-class century against a full-strength New South Wales team with several Test bowlers.
  • However, he struggled the following season and was dropped, and did not play a single first-class match in 1952–53.
  • Recalled the following season, he overcame a slow start to score two centuries later in the summer to end with 421 runs at 38.27 for the summer.
  • After a poor season, Harvey was dropped late in the 1955–56 season. Harvey was dropped after two matches in 1956–57, ending his first-class career.
  • After his playing career was over, Harvey took up umpiring, and made his first-class debut in 1974–75.
  • He became a regular official over the next few seasons and then broke into international umpiring in 1978–79.
  • In that summer, Harvey stood in two One Day Internationals (ODIs) and one Test.
  • The following season he made his final appearances at international level, presiding over another Test and four ODIs.
  • His last season of top-level domestic umpiring was in 1981–82 during which he officiated in two matches.
  • He finished his career having presided over 31 first-class and 13 List A matches.

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