Hopper Levett
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.
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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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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
- 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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