County news

Hinds finally signs for Derbyshire

Cricinfo staff

April 29, 2008

Derbyshire have signed former West Indian batsman Wavell Hinds as their overseas player for the duration of the Twenty20 Cup.

Hinds had been lined-up as a Kolpak signing for the entire season but had that registration blocked by the ECB because of his participation in the unauthorised Indian Cricket League. But, by the ECB's own admission, he could not be prevented from signing as an overseas player.

He will be available for all Twenty20 matches as well as Championship match against Essex. The deal means that Chris Rogers will take a mid-season break as originally intended.

"I have always been keen to bring Wavell to Derbyshire as he has all the qualities we are looking for - experience, ability and character," said head of cricket, John Morris. "It hasn't worked out as planned but by coming in for the Twenty20 period he will give us a fresh impetus and real expertise in that format of the game. He is an exciting player, contributes with both bat and ball and is just what we need for Twenty20 cricket."

© Cricinfo

Add to del.icio.us | digg this | Stumble It What's this? If you liked this article and would like to share it with others on the web who might be searching for good content on cricket, you may use these buttons. When you add them to any of these sites, you "social bookmark" them for others to find and rate. More on del.icio.us>> More on digg>> More on stumbleupon>> Close

NEW Cricinfo fantasy game: Sri Lanka v India - starts July 23 Enter your team now Live scores, results, news, features and more - a click away Download the Cricinfo Toolbar Cricinfo on the go - our mobile services WAP and Mobicast

Stories

Derbyshire prepare to lose Hinds

Hinds ready to quit West Indies cricket

Derbyshire snap up Hinds

Players/Umpires

Wavell Hinds

Series/Tournaments

Twenty20 Cup

Teams

Derbyshire

England

West Indies