Neil Harvey with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 age of 19, Harvey was the youngest player of the touring party—more than six and half years younger than all the other members of the squad. An attacking left-handed middle-order batsman, Harvey had become the youngest Australian to score a Test century, by making 153 in the Fifth Test against India in the preceding Australian summer. However, Harvey struggled early in the tour and had difficulty adapting to English conditions. After being omitted from the first-choice team in the early part of the tour, Harvey's performances improved with increasing familiarity with local conditions, and he was called into the team
George Alexander (Australian cricketer) George Alexander (Australian cricketer) George Alexander (22 April 1851 – 6 November 1930) was a cricketer who played for Victoria and for Australia. Alexander was born at Britwell Salome, Oxfordshire, England. Alexander was a forceful bat and a fast bowler, and also acted as the manager of the Australian teams that toured England under Billy Murdoch in 1880 and 1884. He also managed the England tour of 1882-83 under Ivo Bligh that went to Australia to retrieve The Ashes. In 1880, in addition to his management duties, Alexander was one of the leading bowlers of the team that visited other