Captain Billy is the Derbys’ own Gower, says Barnett

By Luke Baker

Key man
MATT CRITCHLEY – Derbyshire: The 21-year-old leg-spinning all-rounder is a genuine game-changer both in the middle order and with the ball.
Pitch report
Derby has largely been a batsman’s paradise this season but with rain forecast today, there should be moisture in the air.
AS ONE of the most captivating and naturallygifted batsmen England has ever produced, there are worse people to be likened to than David Gower.
And that’s the comparison that Derbyshire cricket advisor Kim Barnett used for Billy Godleman, as the skipper sheds his circumspect...

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