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Division 3, Derby, September 05 - 08, 2021, County Championship
(fo) 340 & 203/3

Match drawn

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Billy Godleman breaks century drought to close the door on Leicestershire

Derbyshire captain cashes in in the follow-on to prevent against last-day dramas

ECB Reporters' Network
08-Sep-2021
Billy Godleman made his highest first-class score, Derbyshire v Worcestershire, County Championship, Division Two, Derby, 3rd day, June 22, 2016

Billy Godleman made his first Championship century of the season  •  Getty Images

Derbyshire 340 (Guest 116, Dal 106) and 203 for 3 (Godleman 100*) drew with Leicestershire 528
Derbyshire captain Billy Godleman ended his red-ball drought to guide his team to safety on the final day of the LV=Insurance County Championship match against Leicestershire at Derby.
The opener scored his first century in the Championship this season to shut the door on Leicestershire who had forced the home side to follow on 188 runs behind after bowling them out for 340.
Chris Wright took three wickets to reduce Derbyshire to 64 for 3 but Godleman's unbeaten 100 and 59 not out from Matt Critchley took them to 203 for 3.
Derbyshire's last wicket pair of Ben Aitchison and Ed Moulton had dug in to take 13 overs out of the day after Ben Mike had struck in the second over of the morning.
Sam Conners edged to second slip but Leicestershire's bowlers were forced to expend energy to get the final wicket.
Ed Barnes finally broke through when he trapped Aitchison in front and when Derbyshire followed-on 188 runs behind, Wright struck immediately.
Tom Wood was drawn into cutting at a ball he should have left and edged to Harry Swindells without a run on the board.
Leus du Plooy went the same way in the seventh over but this time it was late movement from Wright that accounted for the South African.
Wright was by far the most menacing of the Leicestershire bowlers and the 36-year-old struck again in the eighth over after lunch.
He found just enough seam movement to take the edge of Wayne Madsen's bat and give Hassan Azad a comfortable catch at second slip.
At 64 for 3, Derbyshire were 125 runs behind but the pitch was still a good one and Godleman and Critchley steered their side to safety.
There was little turn for Callum Parkinson or George Rhodes who was swept for consecutive fours by Godleman to reach 50 from 98 balls.
Critchley dispatched Rhodes over long on for six and by tea, the game was slipping away from Leicestershire who had been in the field for just over five sessions in sweltering heat.
Their last chance vanished when Sam Evans put down a sharp catch off Parkinson at short leg when Godleman was on 80 and Derbyshire were still in arrears.
By then, Critchley had moved to 50 from 101 balls and when Godleman completed his hundred off 183 balls, the teams shook hands on a draw.

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