harvey was not at his best in the five tests. in the 11 innings leading up to the tests, harvey's lowest score was 14, and he had only failed to pass 30 twice. however, in the first test at trent bridge, harvey had a duck and two and falling twice to bedser as australia hung on for a draw in a rain-affected contest. after scoring 69 against yorkshire, harvey made 59 and 21 in the second test at lord's, again falling to bedser in both innings. some tenacious batting in the second innings saw the hosts save the match with three wickets in hand.