Hopper Levett
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| Full name | William Howard Vincent Levett | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 January 1908 Goudhurst, Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 November 1995 (aged 87) Hastings, East Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 273) | 5 January 1934 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1930–1947 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 20 July 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Howard Vincent "Hopper" Levett (25 January 1908 – 30 November 1995) was an English cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper for Kent County Cricket Club between 1930 and 1947.
Levett was born at Goudhurst in Kent and educated at Brighton College. He played in one Test match in 1934. He was a gentleman farmer from an old Kentish family that owned hop farms. He died at Hastings in Sussex.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Derek Hodgson (9 December 1995). "Obituary: Hopper Levett". The Independent.
- ^ Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part Two: 1919–1939, pp. 105–109. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-07-01.)
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