his next match for victoria was against wally hammond's english tourists. after the fall of three early wickets, harvey joined captain lindsay hassett. he dominated a partnership of 120, making 69 in his second match against the guileful leg spin of doug wright. his opponents had no doubt that he would become a test player. english wicket-keeper godfrey evans congratulated him by proclaiming "we'll be seeing you in england next year [for australia's 1948 tour of that country]". he ended his debut first-class season with 304 runs at 50.66.