He made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against the touring West Indians at Bournemouth in 1939.
[1] It is likely that he was not qualified by residency to play for Hampshire in the County Championship prior to the Second World War.
[1] In twelve first-class matches for Hampshire, he took 15 wickets with his right-arm fast-medium bowling at an average of 50.20, with best figures of 4 for 116.
[3] As a bowler, he was better accustomed to minor counties level, taking 207 wickets for Cambridgeshire and 46 for Oxfordshire at averages both under 20.
[7] In the army, Godfrey relinquished his commission in January 1952, at which point he was serving with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment.