Close of Play

  • Wed, 20 Aug - day 1 - Sussex 1st innings 521/8 (MJ Prior 104*, JD Lewry 37*, 104 ov)
  • Thu, 21 Aug - day 2 - Essex 2nd innings 23/0 (DDJ Robinson 11*, WI Jefferson 6*, 7 ov)
  • Fri, 22 Aug - day 3 - Essex 2nd innings 209 (68.3 ov) - end of match

Match Notes

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