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Full name | Mark Edward Harvey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Burnley, Lancashire, England | 26 June 1974|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Occasional wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2001 | Berkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1999 | Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 June 2012 |
Mark Edward Harvey (born 26 June 1974) is a former English cricketer. Harvey is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born at Burnley, Lancashire.
In February 1993, Harvey made two appearances for England Under-19s against India Under-19s.[1] He later made his first-class debut for Lancashire against Gloucestershire at Old Trafford in the 1994 County Championship. He made a further first-class appearance in that season against Nottinghamshire in at Trent Bridge.[2] While attending university in 1995, he made a first-class appearance for the Combined Universities against the touring West Indians at the University Parks.[2] It was also in 1995 that he made his List A debut for the Combined Universities in the Benson & Hedges Cup against Gloucestershire. He made a further List A appearance for the team in that season's competition against Middlesex.[3] In 1996, the team changed its name to British Universities, with Harvey making two List A appearances for the renamed team in the 1996 Benson & Hedges Cup against Kent and Glamorgan.[3]
Following university, he returned to Lancashire, where he found opportunities limited over the coming seasons. He made four further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Cambridge University.[2] In total, he made six first-class appearances for Lancashire, scoring 132 runs at an average of 14.66, with a high score of 39.[4] He played his first List A match for Lancashire in 1997 against Northamptonshire. He made four further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 1999 CGU National League.[3] He scored a total of 148 runs in his five matches in that format for Lancashire, which came at an average of 37.00, with a high score of 86.[5] This score came against Berkshire in the 1997 NatWest Trophy.[6] After he left Lancashire following the 2000 season, Harvey later played for Berkshire in the 2001 MCCA Knockout Trophy against the Channel Islands at Grainville Cricket Ground.[7]
His brother, Jonathon Harvey, played List A cricket.