Bob Harvie | |
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| Born | 3 January |
| Died | 7 July 2010 |
| Nationality |  Sri Lankan |
| Occupation | Broadcaster/ Cricket / Rugby Commentator |
| Employer | Radio Ceylon / Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation |
| Known for | Broadcasting / cricket commentaries |
| Title | Former Captain of the Ceylon Army. |
| Spouse | Grace Harvie |
Robert James Anthony Harvie "Bob" Harvie was a popular announcer of Radio Ceylon. Harvie's voice was inextricably linked to cricket commentaries from the island of Ceylon. He has led the English cricket commentary team from Radio Ceylon and subsequently the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. Harvie has been a significant figure where cricket commentaries from Sri Lanka are concerned and he has been on the radio on Ceylon test matches against visiting England teams.
Bob Harvie has made his commentaries when the Ceylon team was captained by Anura Tennekoon and Michael Tissera. Bob Harvie was Ceylon's ' John Arlott' and enjoyed huge popularity as a cricket commentator, giving his ball by ball commentaries over Radio Ceylon, alongside other great Ceylonese commentators such as Norton Pereira. He gained a war service commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Ceylon Light Infantry, he retired as a captain in the Ceylon Volunteer Force.
