sentences:  He made his debut for Derbyshire in a loss against Glamorgan, though, playing as a lower-middle order batsman, he barely disgraced himself, being caught at 24.He did not play first-class cricket again until the 1995 season, spending all of 1993 and a significant portion of 1994 in the Second XI.A slow starter upon his return, he excelled in the 1997 season, where he hit his debut first-class century, before making a career-best score of 189, and finishing high in the batting averages for the season.