Mushtaq Ahmed

Frizzell County Championship Division One Table Sussex 537 and 108 for 3 beat Middlesex 392 and 250 by seven wickets at Hove Scorecard Sussex took another giant leap towards the first Championship title in their history by overcoming

"My job is to perform well, and despite that if they don't pick you for international cricket I don't know what you can do?" So says Mushtaq Ahmed, once an automatic selection for Pakistan, now the leading bowler in this year's English County

Leicestershire 166 and 636 for 4 drew with Surrey 501 and 117 for 2 at Grace Road Scorecard John Sadler scored his maiden first-class century as Leicestershire put a dent in Surrey's bid for the Championship

Due to technical difficulties, we have been unable to bring a full round-up of today's play in the County Championship

Sussex 385 and 383 for 7 dec

2001 Hamilton Masakadza becomes the first black African to score a Test century - and, for all of 41 days, the youngest debutant centurion in Test history

Lancashire 347 for 7 v Kent 602 for 6 dec

Kent 384 for 4 (Smith 203, Walker 92*) v Lancashire Scorecard Ed Smith continued his hot streak of form for Kent with his third Championship century in a row, as he became the first batsman to pass 1000 runs for the season

Sussex are in talks with Mushtaq Ahmed to extend his contract with the county beyond the end of this season

1970 One of Pakistan's finest legspinners is born

Sussex CCC are pleased to announce that they have signed Mushtaq Ahmed, 32, as their second overseas player for the 2003 season

The slur of match fixing having disgraced the princely game of cricket, strict disciplinary measures are on the cards to put an end to it