Gurjit Sandhu handed Derbyshire chance

Shropshire director of cricket Karl Krikken hopes Gurjit Sandhu makes the most of his chance to return to First Class cricket even though it could mean he would not be available for the county in the Unicorns Championship.

Sandhu, 25, had been selected in the Shropshire side to face Oxfordshire in a three-day match which ended with the county victorious by eight wickets at Shifnal on Tuesday.

But the former Middlesex left-arm seamer pulled out after being named in the Derbyshire squad for their current Championship match against Durham.

Krikken, who enjoyed a long association with Derbyshire as both a player and coach, said: “It’s great news for Gurjit and it’s happened so quickly for him.

“I got a call on Saturday afternoon saying that Derbyshire had picked him and it looked like he was going to play, so good luck to the lad and I hope he does really well.”

Sandhu made his debut for Shropshire in the final Unicorns Knockout Trophy group match of the season against Herefordshire at Brockhampton in May.