What does this double mean and what's your bid?

[SimonFa]

All White, MPs, partner deals.

 

P (1H) P (1S)

P (1NT) P (P)

X (P) ?

 

♠83

♥T86

♦QJ8

♣KJ432

 

After two passes this looked to me like:

 

"We can't let them buy this auction this cheaply, do something intelligent, partner."

 

Sitting the double didn't look very intelligent so 2C it was.

 

They eventually made 2NT when partner didn't say anything else.

 

Agree with reasoning and bid? If not what's your take?

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Simon

 

PS Just for interest partner's hand:

 

 

 

♠AK96

♥J92

♦K43

♣T85

 

 

 

EDIT Bidding fixed

Edited January 14, 2012 by SimonFa

[aguahombre]

Bidding diagram needs work. Or needs to be moved to Laws section; one or the other. Righty does get to double his partner's response.

[TWO4BRIDGE]

The 1H bidder ( Opener ) cannot DBL partner's 1S response .

[SimonFa]

Bidding diagram needs work. Or needs to be moved to Laws section; one or the other. Righty does get to double his partner's response.

 

 

The 1H bidder ( Opener ) cannot DBL partner's 1S response .

 

Bidding fixed.

[gwnn]

I hate these kinds of doubles. Especially being a passed hand to begin with, what kind of hand can he have that couldn't act on the previous round but must act now? Anyway. 2♣ is a good bid by you. double was almost certainly a bad call by your partner.

[TWO4BRIDGE]

I think your reasoning and your 2♣ bid were fine.

But, I would have expected partner to have had at least 4-4 in the minors for his balancing DBL ( surely it wasn't for penalty as a passed hand ) .