three months after his 19th birthday, harvey made his entry into international cricket, in the last two tests against india. he batted at no. 6 and made 13 in his only innings on debut in the fourth test at the adelaide oval as australia swept to an innings victory. the selectors retained him for the fifth test on his home ground at melbourne. after reaching stumps on 78, he reached his century the following day, 7 february 1948. his score of 153 after being promoted to no. 5 made him the youngest australian test centurion, surpassing archie jackson's previous record. he brought up the mark with an all run five, having turned a short ball from lala amarnath towards the square leg boundary.