23 Facts About Ian Harvey

Ian Joseph Harvey was born on 10 April 1972 and is a former Australian cricketer.

Ian Harvey was an all-rounder who played 73 One Day Internationals for Australia and was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 2004 for his performances in county cricket.

Ian Harvey was a part of the Australian squad which won the 2003 Cricket World Cup.

Ian Harvey was called up to the Australian one day cricket team in 1997 and played 73 One Day Internationals.

Ian Harvey bowled tightly at the end of games, equipped with a well disguised slower ball, as well as being a big hitting late order batsman, however he did not hit an ODI half-century.

Ian Harvey played in the 2003 World Cup in South Africa as a replacement for the injured Shane Watson.

Ian Harvey played in Australia's group game against Pakistan, scoring 24 at better than a run-a-ball, supporting Andrew Symonds who made a match-winning 143 not out.

Ian Harvey lost his place when Darren Lehmann and Michael Bevan returned from injury.

Ian Harvey featured in one more group game against the Netherlands where he picked up three more wickets.

Ian Harvey played in the first Super Six game against Sri Lanka making a brief 5 not out at the end of Australia's innings.

Ian Harvey did not take a wicket when he bowled but he was economical.

Ian Harvey played for Gloucestershire from 1999 to 2003 in the English County Championship and domestic one-day competitions.

Ian Harvey was an integral part of the team that won a number of one-day trophies, including four one-day finals in a row.

On 23 June 2003, Ian Harvey scored the first century in Twenty20 cricket, and went on to score three T20 centuries in all.

Ian Harvey 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 the Home Office.

Ian Harvey excelled in the Twenty20 format, initially for Gloucestershire and Victoria.

Ian Harvey played in the first Indian Cricket League Twenty20 competition in 2007 for Chennai Superstars.

Ian Harvey played in the Chennai team that won the inaugural league.

Ian Harvey won both the man of the match award for the final and the player of the tournament award.

Ian Harvey contracted swine flu, which kept him out of the quarter-finals which Northamptonshire won.

Ian Harvey returned to play in the finals day of the competition.

In February 2010, Ian Harvey signed to play T20 and first-class matches for Zimbabwean franchise Southern Rocks.

Ian Harvey was appointed assistant to head coach Richard Dawson at Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in the 2015 county season.