Robin Harvey was a sportsman from St Columb Major

St Columb Major

St Columb Major is a civil parish and town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Often referred to locally as St Columb, it is situated approximately seven miles southwest of Wadebridge and six miles east of Newquay...

 in Cornwall

Cornwall

Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...

,was educated at Blundell's School

Blundell's School

Blundell's School is a co-educational day and boarding independent school located in the town of Tiverton in the county of Devon, England. The school was founded in 1604 by the will of Peter Blundell, one of the richest men in England at the time, and relocated to its present location on the...

 and formally represented his County in both Cricket (1959–1971) and Rugby.

County cricket

He was Captain of Cornwall County Cricket Club

Cornwall County Cricket Club

Cornwall County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cornwall and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...

. In 1969 he was awarded the Wilfred Rhodes Trophy

Wilfred Rhodes

Wilfred Rhodes was an English professional cricketer who played 58 Test matches for England between 1899 and 1930. In Tests, Rhodes took 127 wickets in and scored 2,325 runs, becoming the first Englishman to complete the double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in Test matches...

 for the highest batting average in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship

Minor Counties Cricket Championship

The Minor Counties Cricket Championship is a season-long competition in England that is contested by those county cricket clubs that do not have first-class status...

. He scored 519 runs with an average of 57.66.

Teams played for

• Cornwall (1959–1971)
• Miscellaneous Southern Schools (1959)
• Public Schools (1959)
• Old Blundellians (1969)

County rugby

Harvey played for Cornwall County team on eight occasions. His father Geoffrey Harvey was also an accomplished rugby player and was captain of The Hornets RFC.