some players remained resentful of craig's dubious elevation ahead of harvey during the 1957–58 tour of south africa but appreciated that he had not promoted himself and that he was fair and open to input from teammates. on the tour, harvey broke a finger at catching practice and missed the early tour matches. after it healed, harvey returned for a match against a south african xi, in a virtual dress rehearsal for the tests. he scored 173 as the tourists crushed their hosts by an innings.