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Sussex claim the title on home soil at Hove in their final championship match by bowling Leicestershire out for 179 then reaching 302-2

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Murray Goodwin hits the winning runs and goes to make an unbeaten 335 - the highest ever score by a Sussex batsman

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A brief celebration party interrupts play at Hove as the first official county finally claim the title at the 103rd attempt

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Pakistan spinner Mushtaq Ahmed is the star of the show for Sussex as he takes over 100 wickets at an average of 24

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Ahmed becomes the first bowler in five years to claim 100 victims as he bowls Leicestershire's Brad Hodge in the final match of the season

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Wicket-keeper Matt Prior has a sparkling season both behind and in front of the stumps, smashing four county championship centuries

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Tim Ambrose picks up more than 800 runs, passing 50 on eight occasions but failing to make it into the magical three figures

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James Kirtley's 49 championship wickets this season sees him get an England Test call-up where he makes a stunning debut

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Zimbabwean Murray Goodwin strokes his way to 210 during an easy win over Essex in August

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Ahmed talks to captain Chris Adams, who leads his team consistently well throughout the season

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Veteran batsman Tony Cottey hits a series of fine centuries, including 188 against Warwickshire