harvey forced his way into the team with a scoring sequence of 49, 56, 43, 73* and 95. after harvey hit 49 and 56 against yorkshire, fingleton opined that he "probably gained the respect of this most discerning crowd more quickly than any other cricketer in recent years". harvey then scored 43 and 73 against surrey and had taken a catch amongst a flock of pigeons. australia wanted to finish the run-chase quickly so they could watch the australian john bromwich play in the wimbledon tennis final. harvey volunteered to play as a makeshift opener and promised bradman that he would reach the target quickly. australia chased down the target of 122 in just 58 minutes and 20.1 overs. harvey ended unbeaten on 73 and the australians arrived at wimbledon on time. he then added 95 against gloucestershire, attacking the off spin of tom goddard.