 Having broken through at the end of the preceding summer , Harvey played his first full season for Victoria in 1953 @-@ 54 . He scored two centuries and five half @-@ centuries against full @-@ strength teams from other states . He was hailed as the best player outside the Australian Test team , and at the start of the following season , Harvey was included in an Australian XI for a match against the touring England team for a Test trial match . However , rain curtailed the match and turned the playing surface into a sticky wicket hostile to batting . Harvey made only seven in his solitary innings . He played in all of Victoria 's matches for the season , but his form slumped and he was overlooked for state selection until 1958 @-@ 59 , when he regained his position and made 97 and 86 in consecutive innings . However , the following season , he made only sporadic appearances and was dropped after some low scores . He shone mainly for Fitzroy ; his club first @-@ grade records for the most career runs and centuries , and the most runs in a season , still stand . He ended his first @-@ grade career in 1960 – 61 with 19 centuries and 9 @,@ 146 runs at an average of 36 @.@ 15 from 247 matches . 
