Michael Levitt

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.

Early life and career 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.

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. but he was not required to play and was not included in the Netherlands' squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup. He scored a half-century in his first Twenty20 International against Nepal, becoming the second Dutch player to score a half-century on debut, and then in his second match scored 135 against Namibia, breaking the record for the highest score by a Dutch player in the format.

Levitt was an important player for the Netherlands in the 2025 Scotland Tri-Nation Series. In the Netherlands' Twenty20 match against Nepal on 16 June, Levitt hit the winning runs for the Netherlands in the third super over. This was the first time a men's professional cricket match had required three super overs to determine the winner. He was then given player-of-the-match awards on back-to-back days for scores of 90 against Scotland on 18 June and 86 against Nepal on 19 June.