 In 1950 @-@ 51 , he hit 490 runs at an average of 37 @.@ 69 , including 100 not out against New South Wales at the SCG . However , he struggled the following season and was dropped , and did not play a single first @-@ class match in 1952 @-@ 53 . His only other first @-@ class centuries came in 1953 – 54 : 102 against South Australia and 111 against Western Australia . He struggled in the following two summers and could not hold a consistent position in the team , and retired . Altogether , he made 1 @,@ 716 first @-@ class runs ( mostly as an opener ) in 37 matches at an average of 27 @.@ 23 . A regular choice for the Queensland baseball team , Harvey later turned to cricket umpiring . His initial first @-@ class match as an umpire was in 1974 @-@ 75 and he stood in two Tests from 1979 to 1980 after many players and officials left for the breakaway World Series Cricket . He stood in six One Day Internationals including one of the finals of the inaugural World Series Cup . In all , he officiated in 31 first @-@ class and 13 List A matches . 
