Nigel Gardner finds that it’s an Australian helping an Englishman to push his way into the Three Lions

May 25-28, County Ground, Derby
Derbyshire 533 (Godleman 141, Thakor 132)
& 42-0 (Slater 28*)
Leicestershire 619 (Cosgrove 188, Mendis 6-204)
& 217-3d (Dearden 78)
Match drawn
Toss: Leicestershire, who chose to bat Umpires: DJ Millns, BV Taylor

Raise the bat: Ned Eckersley reached a ton off just 91 balls while Derbyshire’s Billy Godleman, inset, also made a century
PICTURE: David Griffin

Star man
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