Left-hander Hinds, who has 45 Test and 114 one-day appearances under his belt, has put pen to paper on a one-year contract.

"It is terrific news for Derbyshire that we have been able to add a player of Wavell's quality and experience to our squad for 2008," said John Morris, Derbyshire's head of cricket.

"Wavell has plenty of experience in both the Test and one-day international arena, and he has proven ability in scoring runs at the highest level. That is exactly what I was looking for in a Kolpak player."