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Neil Harvey

(Photo by Leanne Russell, Melbourne Cricket Club ©)

Subject(s): Neil Harvey
Sport: Cricket

Location: MCG, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Unveiled: 31/1/2014
Sculptor: Lis Johnson
Material: Bronze
Status: In Situ

Inscription(s):
Inscribed on plinth: NEIL HARVEY. A gifted, electrifying left-hand batsman and brilliant, athletic fielder, Neil Harvey averaged 50.93 with the bat during a 306-game first-class career for Victoria, New South Wales and Australia (1946-1963). He scored 6149 runs in 79 Tests at an average of 48.41 with 21 centuries - six in his first 13 innings. His highest score (205) was made at the MCG in 1952. He served as a national selector for 12 years. An Australian Cricket Hall of Fame inductee, he was also selected in the Australian Cricket Board's Test Team of the 20th Century. Australia Post [logo]. MCC [logo]. A TRIBUTE TO OUR SPORTING LEGENDS. A GIFT TO A SPORTING NATION FROM AUSTRALIA POST. SCULPTOR: LIS JOHNSON.

Links: Sculptor Project


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(Photo by Leanne Russell, Melbourne Cricket Club ©)

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