Jayden Ross Levitt (born 23 June 1986) is a

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born English

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er. Levitt is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province Levitt made his debut in Minor counties cricket for Wiltshire against

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in the 2007

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. To date, he has made sixteen Minor Counties Championship and eight MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances for the county. In 2011, he joined the Unicorns to play in the

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. He made his

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debut for the team against Gloucestershire and followed this up with two further appearances against Somerset and

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. In Levitt's three matches he scored 65 runs at an average of 21.66, with a high score of 33.

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