| Matt Harvie | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Fullname: | Mathew James Harvie |
| Birth Date: | 7 June 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Club1: | Otago |
| Type1: | FC |
| Debutdate1: | 14 February |
| Debutyear1: | 2004 |
| Debutfor1: | Otago |
| Debutagainst1: | Auckland |
| Lastdate1: | 29 March |
| Lastyear1: | 2010 |
| Lastfor1: | Otago |
| Lastagainst1: | Wellington |
| Type2: | LA |
| Debutdate2: | 18 January |
| Debutyear2: | 2004 |
| Debutfor2: | Otago |
| Debutagainst2: | Wellington |
| Lastdate2: | 8 December |
| Lastyear2: | 2009 |
| Lastfor2: | Otago |
| Lastagainst2: | Wellington |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 26 |
| Runs1: | 233 |
| Bat Avg1: | 11.65 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 37 |
| Deliveries1: | 4,078 |
| Wickets1: | 60 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 40.68 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/73 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 8/– |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 14 |
| Runs2: | 60 |
| Bat Avg2: | 15.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 19 |
| Deliveries2: | 599 |
| Wickets2: | 21 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 24.57 |
| Fivefor2: | 1 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 5/40 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 0/– |
| Column3: | T20 |
| Matches3: | 5 |
| Runs3: | 26 |
| Bat Avg3: | 13.00 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/0 |
| Top Score3: | 14 |
| Deliveries3: | 84 |
| Wickets3: | 5 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 24.60 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 2/15 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 1/– |
| Date: | 11 July |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37485.html ESPNcricinfo |
Matthew James Harvie (born 7 June 1984) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played 26 first-class and 14 List A matches for Otago between the 2004–05 and 2009–10 seasons.[1]
Harvie was born at Dunedin in 1984 and educated at Otago Boys' High School in the city.[2] He played age-group cricket for Otago in 2001–02 and 2002–03 before making his senior debut for the representative side the following season whilst still a student at the University of Otago.[1] [3]
A fast bowler who bowled with "good pace",[4] Harvie played four first-class and four List A matches during his debut season. He did not play again for the representative side until 2006–07 when his "lively pace caused plenty of headaches".[5] He took 18 List A wickets for the side and made his Twenty20 debut in the 2006–07 SuperSmash.[3] A back injury which required surgery meant that he did not play at all the following season, although he returned to the side in 2008–09, taking 19 first-class wickets.[1] [3] [5] He took the same number of wickets the following season,[3] and at the end of the season was described by Otago's coach Glenn Turner as "a strapping right-armer who gets good bounce and is quite nippy".[6] He did not, however, declare his availability for Otago ahead of the following season and dropped out of the representative side, retiring due to his persistent back injury.[7] [8]
In total Harvie took 60 first-class, 21 List A and five Twenty20 wickets for Otago. His only professional five-wicket haul came in a List A match against Northern Districts in January 2007, Harvie taking five wickets for the cost of 40 runs from his .[3] [9] He played Second XI cricket in England for Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2007 and in the Kent Cricket League for Beckenham in 2009.[3] Since retiring he has worked in the financial services industry.[10]