Hopper Levett

Hopper Levett
Personal information
Full name
William Howard Vincent Levett
Born(1908-01-25)25 January 1908
Goudhurst, Kent
Died30 November 1995(1995-11-30) (aged 87)
Hastings, East Sussex
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 273)5 January 1934 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1930–1947Kent
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 1 175
Runs scored 7 2,524
Batting average 7.00 12.25
100s/50s 0/0 0/2
Top score 5 76
Balls bowled 0 3
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 3/0 283/195
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]

  1. ^ Derek Hodgson (9 December 1995). "Obituary: Hopper Levett". The Independent.
  2. ^ 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.)