Michael Levitt (cricketer)
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| Full name | Michael Levitt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 June 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 86) | 17 February 2024 v Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 12 June 2025 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 59) | 28 February 2024 v Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 18 February 2026 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 February 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Levitt (born 19 June 2003) is a South African-Dutch cricketer who plays international cricket for the Netherlands. He currently holds the record for the highest score by a Dutch player in Twenty20 International cricket.
Levitt was born in South Africa. His maternal grandfather was born in Harderwijk in the Netherlands, making Levitt eligible for a Dutch passport. He attended South African College High School in Cape Town, South Africa, where he played in the school's first eleven at the age of 14. After graduating from high school he began working as a gap PE teacher in London.[1][2][3]
While living in England, Levitt played club cricket for Stanmore Cricket Club in the Middlesex Premier Cricket League and hoped to make a career in county cricket with Middlesex County Cricket Club. He was contacted by Ryan Cook, the coach of the Netherlands national cricket team, who had learned of his Dutch passport offered for him to play cricket for the Netherlands. As a result, Levitt moved to the Netherlands in March 2023 and began playing in the Dutch domestic system for Voorburg Cricket Club in The Hague.[1][2][3] After just his first season in the country, in May 2023, Levitt was included in the Dutch squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe as a traveling reserve,[4][5][6] but he was not required to play and was not included in the Netherlands' squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[2][3]
