About Billy Godleman

Billy Godleman is a former first-class cricketer who played primarily as a left-handed opening batter. Most recently, he concluded an 11-season tenure with Derbyshire County Cricket Club at the end of the 2023 season. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm leg-spin bowler. He played for Middlesex and Essex before joining Derbyshire in 2013. Godleman has previously represented the England under-19 team.
At the end of August 2012 Billy was released by Essex, and joined newly promoted first division side Derbyshire, on a two-year contract. In April 2013, he scored what is believed to be the slowest half-century in the history of the County Championship.
In March 2016, he was named captain of Derbyshire County Cricket Club side after Wayne Madsen stepped down.