Mick Harvey (umpire)

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Clarence Edgar (Mick) Harvey, (born 17 March 1921 at Newcastle, New South Wales), was an Australian Test cricket match umpire, from Queensland. He was the brother of Test batsman Neil Harvey.

He umpired 2 Test matches between 1979 and 1980. His first match was between Australia and Pakistan at Melbourne on 10 March to 15 March 1979, won by Pakistan by 71 runs, with Sarfraz Nawaz taking 9/86 (the other wicket was run out) in the second innings to have Australia collapsing from 3/305 to 310 all out. Harvey’s partner was Robin Bailhache.

Harvey’s other Test match was between Australia and the West Indies at Melbourne on 29 December 1979 to 1 January 1980, won by the visitors by 10 wickets, with a bowling attack of Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Colin Croft, and Joel Garner proving too powerful. Harvey’s colleague was Tony Crafter.

Harvey also umpired 6 one-day international (ODI) matches between 1979 and 1980. Altogether, he umpired 30 first-class matches in his career between 1975 and 1981.

Harvey was a right-hand bat who played 37 first-class matches for Victoria (Season 1948/49) and Queensland (1949-1957). He scored 1716 runs at an average of 27.23, with 3 centuries and a highest score of 111.