harvey continued his productive sequence in the fourth test in johannesburg, scoring an unbeaten 56 and 100 in a drawn match. it was the first test in which harvey had played that australia did not win. after scoring 100 not out against griqualand west, harvey finished the series with 116 in the fifth test at port elizabeth, as australia won by an innings and took the series 4–0. he had amassed four centuries in consecutive tests in the series and had scored six in his first nine tests, totally 959 runs at 106.55. harvey's fast scoring made him a crowd favourite and marketing drawcard in south africa. when harvey was rested for a tour match in east london, media complaints prompted australian selectors to reverse their decision. he finished the season with 55 in an australian total of 55 before the tourists dismissed a south african xi for 49 and 90 to complete an innings victory.