The Jamaica Star :: Sport :: Hinds going to Derbyshire after all

Wavell Hinds will play for Derbyshire in each of their 10 Twenty20 Cup matches, as well as the LV County Championship match against Essex. - file

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The Jamaica and West Indies batsman Wavell Hinds will play for the English county Derbyshire this season after all.

Hinds, 31, has signed up as their overseas player for their Twenty20 campaign, the club announced yesterday.

He had originally signed for Derbyshire for the entire season but had his registration blocked by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) because he had participated in the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League (ICL).

The new deal means that Hinds will turn out for the county in each of their 10 Twenty20 Cup matches as well as the LV County Championship match against Essex starting on June 29, Derbyshire said on its website.

"I have always been keen to bring Wavell to Derbyshire as he has all the qualities we are looking for - experience, ability and character," Derbyshire's head of cricket John Morris said.

Fresh impetus

"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," Morris added.

Hinds will replace Australia's Chris Rogers as Derbyshire's overseas player for the summer's domestic Twenty20 tournament.

A left-handed batsman and part time medium pacer, Hinds has played 45 Tests and 114 one-day international (ODI) matches, scoring a total of 10 centuries and 28 fifties in international cricket. However, he has been out of favour with West Indies selectors recently.

His last West Indies appearance was in the Champions Trophy tournament in India in October 2006.

Hinds recently represented the Ahmedabad Rockets in the ICL and helped Jamaica win the regional first-class double - the Carib Beer Cup and Challenge titles.