Sussex cricket

One of the noticeable things about moving down to the south coast is that everyone really seems to follow how Sussex are doing. When in London I found that there was never any news about London counties unless I sought it out, probably because there is more than one County to chose from. In Sussex, there's no competition and so local radio and papers make sure they report what's happening in Sussex's matches so that I actually feel loyal to them and support them (despite only going to one match at Hove this season!). With a smaller playing population, local players all tend to have played with or against a greater number of players that are vying for places in the Sussex team, especially given that the Sussex Development XI play in the top club league in the County.

So the news today is great in that Sussex (dare I say "we") won the Pro40 with a six off the last ball from Murray Goodwin, but also a little sad because Chris Adams is going to step down as captain at the end of the season, although that news was to be expected.