Billy Ashley Godleman (born 11 February 1989) is an English first-class cricketer who most recently played for Derbyshire.
Finn and Godleman became the two youngest first-class debutants for the county, beating the record set by 16-year-old Fred Titmus in June 1949.
Godleman played his second first-class match for Middlesex against Oxford UCCE at the Parks in April 2007, scoring 55 after opening both innings.
Somerset responded with a mammoth score of 850–7 declared, including a triple century for Justin Langer, and the match was drawn.
The fourth match proved to be his day, however, as he became the highest U-19 run scorer for England in ODIs, passing names such as Michael Vaughan, Alastair Cook, Nick Knight and Marcus Trescothick.
[11] Having moved to Essex on loan after losing his place in the Middlesex side, Godleman signed a three-year deal with the county in August 2009.
[12] Playing in his debut innings in a County Championship match against Hampshire, Billy scored 92 runs off 146 balls before being bowled by Danny Briggs.
At the start of the 2012 season Billy made 130 against Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, but then was dropped from the first XI in May after failing to reach 30 in eight championship innings.
At the end of August 2012 Billy was released by Essex, and joined newly promoted first division side Derbyshire, on a two-year contract.