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== World War II and first-class debut ==
A [[printer (publisher)|printer]] by trade, Harvey first played in the Fitzroy First XI in 1938–39. Mick opened the batting with Merv, and in 1942–43, when Neil broke into the First XI, the family occupied the first four batting positions for the team; Merv and Mick opened and Ray and Neil came in after them.<ref>Harvey, pp. 30–31.</ref> During [[World War II]], Harvey enlisted in the [[Second Australian Imperial Force]] at Fitzroy on 4 March 1943 and was a member of the [[39th Battalion (Australia)|39th Infantry Battalion]] and went on to serve in [[Kokoda Track campaign|Kokoda]]. He was discharged on 29 March 1946 with the rank of private.<ref name=az/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=538696 |title=WW2 Nominal Roll – Harvey, Clarence |year=2002|accessdate=2010-07-12|publisher=[[Government of Australia]]}}</ref> He resumed cricket with Fitzroy at the war’s end and made enough runs to be selected for [[Victorian Bushrangers|Victoria]]’s first three [[Pura Cup|Sheffield Shield]] matches of the 1948–49 season.<ref name=az/> Playing as an [[Batting order (cricket)|opening batsman]], he made 10 and 13 on debut against [[Queensland Bulls|Queensland]], and was trapped [[leg before wicket]] (lbw) in both innings in an eight-wicket win. In the next match against [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]], who boasted Australia’s new ball opening bowlers [[Ray Lindwall]] and [[Keith Miller]], Harvey made 19 and 33 in a drawn match. In the subsequent match against [[Southern Redbacks|South Australia]], he made 4 and 12, again being trapped lbw in both innings.<ref name=omi>{{cite web| title=Player Oracle CE Harvey|url=
== Move to Queensland ==
At the time, [[Queensland Bulls|Queensland]] were the least successful team in the Sheffield Shield, and Harvey moved north to [[Brisbane, Australia|Brisbane]] the following season to try to get more opportunities to play Sheffield Shield cricket.<ref name=az/> Harvey joined the Toombul [[Queensland Cricket#XXXX Gold A Grade Competition|grade club]],<ref name=az/> and made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for Queensland against Victoria late in the season, although none of his brothers played for Victoria in this match; Merv had already retired, Neil was representing Australia, and Ray had been dropped. In his only match for the summer, he scored 1 and 13 and took two catches in each innings as an opener.<ref name=omi/><ref>{{cite web |url=
In 1950–51, his most prolific first-class season, he hit 490 runs at 37.69 for Queensland.<ref name=omi/> The season started with consecutive matches against a full-strength New South Wales, who had an attack including Lindwall, Miller, [[Alan Walker (Australian sportsman)|Alan Walker]] and [[Alan Keith Davidson|Alan Davidson]]. In the first match, in Brisbane, Harvey made 40 and 19 batting at No. 7 before being dismissed by Davidson and Lindwall respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=
In the return match at the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], Harvey was promoted to bat at [[Batting order (cricket)|No. 3]]. He made 38 in the first innings before being dismissed by Walker.<ref name=omi/><ref>{{cite web |url=
Harvey played against an international outfit for the first time in the following match against the touring [[England cricket team]], but made only three in his solitary innings. However, he continued to score consistently, making a half-century in each of the next three matches. From the third of these matches—against South Australia—onwards, he generally opened the batting for Queensland.<ref name=omi/> On his first innings back as an opener, he narrowly missed a century, being dismissed for 95 by [[Geff Noblet]]. However, it was enough for the Queenslanders to take a 162-run first innings lead in a low-scoring match in which only one team surpassed 240 once, and set up an eight-wicket victory, the only time his state won a match for the season.<ref name=omi/> Harvey’s performance tapered away in the last two matches of the season. He made only 0 and 2 in the last match against Victoria, and 48 runs in his last four innings.<ref name=omi/>
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== Umpiring career ==
After his retirement as a player, Harvey took up umpiring. His initial first-class match was in 1974–75, when he officiated in Queensland’s home match against Victoria late in the season; at the time the host team provided both umpires. The following year, he was selected for four first-class matches, one of which was against the touring [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]. He also officiated in his first [[List A]] match, presiding over the final of [[Ford Ranger Cup|Australia's domestic limited-overs tournament]], which Queensland hosted against Western Australia. The following two seasons were similar; Harvey stood in four first-class matches including one against a touring international team, and one List A match, both of which were quarter-finals.<ref name=fc>{{cite web |url=
In 1978–79, Harvey’s appointments increased. Harvey stood in all of Queensland's five home Shield matches, as well as their match against the touring Englishmen. He stood in one List A match involving Queensland and was then rewarded with his international debut in the second ODI between Australia and England at the SCG, before presiding over the next ODI at the MCG.<ref name=fc/><ref name=la/> At the end of the season, Harvey was selected for the first of his two [[Test cricket|Tests]]. The first, played by Australia against [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] at the MCG in March 1979 was dramatic. During the run-chase, the Australians were stunned by a [[List of cricket terms|spell]] of 7 wickets for 1 run by [[Sarfraz Nawaz]], just when they looked like winning. Sarfraz ended with 9/86—the other wicket was run out—as Australia collapsed from 3/305 to 310 all out to lose by 71 runs. Harvey’s partner was [[Robin Bailhache]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Australia v Pakistan |url=
Harvey’s other Test match was between Australia and the West Indies at the MCG during the Christmas-New Year period of 1979–80. It was won by the visitors by 10 wickets, with a bowling attack of [[Andy Roberts (cricketer)|Andy Roberts]], [[Michael Holding]], [[Colin Croft]], and [[Joel Garner]] proving too powerful for their hosts. Harvey’s colleague was [[Tony Crafter]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Australia v West Indies |url=
The following season, Harvey presided over four of the five home Shield matches, a tour match by India, and a domestic one-dayer, but was overlooked for an international fixture.<ref name=fc/><ref name=la/> Harvey’s final fixtures were during the 1981–82 season. He officiated in two matches hosted by Queensland in November, a Shield match and a one-dayer, both against Queensland. Altogether, he umpired 31 first-class and 13 List A matches in his career.<ref name=fc/><ref name=la/> He continued to umpire interstate matches at youth level until 1988 and stood in six finals the first grade of Queensland's local competition.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mick Harvey as Umpire in other matches (15) |url=
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