the 1951–52 season was less productive, with the west indies touring australia. playing in all five tests, harvey scored 261 runs at 26.10 with one half century as australia won 4–1. harvey had difficulties in dealing with the dual spin bowling combination of alf valentine and sonny ramadhin, who bowled left arm orthodox and leg spin respectively and accounted for him six times in the tests. his only fifty was an 83 in the first innings of the fourth test in melbourne. australia went on to complete a dramatic one-wicket victory. harvey had a poor season overall, scoring only 551 first-class runs at 32.41 without managing a single century.