Bears fast bowler Ryan Sidebottom has returned to the club after his loan spell with Derbyshire concluded.

The 32-year-old sustained a hamstring injury during Derbyshire’s LV= Insurance County Championship match against Worcestershire and is expected to miss around five weeks.

After recovering from a separate hamstring issue on debut, Sidebottom impressed taking seven wickets in three matches.

The right-armer played a crucial role in his second fixture by taking four second-innings wickets, as Derbyshire and Glamorgan contested a thrilling draw which had all results in play until the final over.