 Harvey made his debut for Ireland against South Africa in June 1901.It was an unsuccessful debut, with Harvey being bowled for just one run and not taking a wicket when bowling.The following year, he played his only two first-class matches, against Oxford University and Cambridge University, taking 2/67 in the first innings of the Oxford match, his only wickets for Ireland, and scoring 62 in the first innings against Cambridge, his top score for Ireland.