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Scorecard Summary
SUSSEX 612 (119 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Matt Prior*153 (134)
- Murray Goodwin210 (270)
- James Middlebrook2/126 (26)
- Mohammad Akram5/130 (29)
ESSEX 283 (77.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Will Jefferson55 (64)
- Darren Robinson64 (116)
- Mushtaq Ahmed4/87 (25)
- Mark Davis2/61 (12)
ESSEX 209 f/o (68.3 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Ronnie Irani38 (49)
- Will Jefferson59 (120)
- Billy Taylor4/50 (16.3)
- Mushtaq Ahmed3/83 (28)
Frizzell County Championship Division One News
The oldest county makes its mark
When a Murray Goodwin boundary sealed Sussex's maiden County Championship title, the County Ground at Hove went into party mode mid-match
Mushtaq Ahmed voted player of the year
Mushtaq Ahmed was last night named player of the year by the Professional Cricketers Association
Highlights ... and lowlights ...
FIVE FOREIGN FIZZERS Yuvraj Singh Only 145 runs for Yorkshire's low-key high-profile import Virender Sehwag Took a while to find his feet for Leicestershire then went home early with an injury Ashley Thorpe For once an Aussie did badly
Gloucestershire pip Yorkshire to promotion
Nottinghamshire 376 for 9 dec & 319 for 8 dec beat Lancashire 219 and 243 by 233 runs at Trent Bridge Scorecard Nottinghamshire finished a depressing season on a positive note with a comprehensive win over runners-up Lancashire, a result which
Malcolm bows out with broadside at overseas players
One of England's oldest warhorses, 40-year-old Devon Malcolm , has announced his retirement, and delivered a parting shot criticising the number of foreigners playing in the county game