at first, harvey struggled in the english conditions, failing to pass 25 in his first six innings. his most notable contribution in the early stages of the campaign was against yorkshire in bradford, on a damp pitch that suited slower bowling. the match saw 324 runs fall for 36 wickets. no sooner had harvey walked out to bat, stand-in captain lindsay hassett was caught to leave australia at 5/20 in pursuit of 60. to make matters worse, sam loxton was injured and could not bat, so australia were effectively six wickets down and faced its first loss to an english county since 1912. harvey had scored a solitary run when he hit a ball to len hutton at short leg, who dived forwards and grabbed it with both hands before dropping it. harvey then swept the next ball for a boundary. colin mccool was out at 6/31 before harvey and wicket-keeper don tallon steadied australia. harvey was reprieved on 12; he charged the bowling but the wicketkeeper fumbled the stumping opportunity. harvey then hit the winning runs with a six over the sightscreen, ending unbeaten on 18 not out. it was the closest australia had come to defeat for the whole tour.