in india, harvey scored 114 out of australia's 468 in the first test at delhi, setting up an innings victory for australia. on a pitch conducive to spin at kanpur for the second test, harvey was given a rare opportunity to bowl and he took the wicket of the indian captain, gulabrai ramchand. in addition, he scored 51 and 25, the second highest australian score in each innings in a low-scoring match, but india won to square the series, with off spinner jasu patel taking 14/124. harvey hit 102 in a drawn third test in bombay and took his third (and final) test wicket, a. g. milkha singh, in the fourth test at madras. he ended the series with 356 runs at 50.86, a significant contribution to australia's 2–1 triumph.