Mackenzie Harvey

Mackenzie Walter Harvey is an Australian cricketer. A left-handed batter, he is regarded as one of the best fielders in Australia, often fielding as a substitute for the national team. He is a nephew of former Australian cricketer Ian Harvey.

Career

In December 2017, Harvey scored 136 runs in his first match for the Australia national under-19 cricket team against a touring Pakistan team. In January 2018, he was selected to play for Cricket Australia XI in a tour match against an England XI as part of the England tour of Australia, he scored 59 runs from 48 balls. Later that month, he was drafted in by the Melbourne Renegades as a replacement player for Aaron Finch for 2017–18 Big Bash League season, but did not play.
He made his List A debut for Victoria in the 2018–19 JLT One-Day Cup on 26 September 2018. He made his Twenty20 debut for Melbourne Renegades in the 2018–19 Big Bash League season on 29 December 2018.
In December 2019, he was named in Australia's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Initially, Australia did not name a captain of their squad, however Harvey was officially named as the team captain just ahead of their opening match.
Harvey was selected as part of the San Francisco Unicorns squad ahead of the 2023 Major League Cricket season. He was resigned by the team for the 2024 Major League Cricket season.
In April 2024, Harvey signed with South Australia ahead of the 2024/25 season. On 6 November, he scored his maiden List A century against Victoria, scoring an unbeaten 134 runs from 110 balls.