Mushy gives an interview to Sussex TV on the philosophy of cricket and life. Sussex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. Its limited overs team is called the Sussex Sharks. Sussex CCC was the first First-Class County formed in 1839 The club plays most of its home games at the County Cricket Ground, Hove. The club also plays some games around the county at Arundel, Eastbourne and Horsham. Having won its first-ever official County Championship title in 2003, Sussex repeated the success in 2006. The 2006 title was secured following a victory against Nottinghamshire, in which Sussex outplayed their hosts by an innings and 245 runs. In 2006, Sussex could officially claim that they are the best cricket team in England. Mushtaq Ahmed (Urdu: مشتاق احمد) (born 28 June 1970 in Sahiwal) is a Pakistani cricketer, more specifically a leg spin bowler. He is known for his hard-to-pick googly. He trapped Graeme Hick in front with one during the 1992 World Cup Final. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1997. However, despite taking over 150 one-day international and Test wickets, he hasn't played international cricket since October 2003. He has played a lot of county cricket in England, including for Somerset and Surrey earlier in his career, and now for Sussex. In 2003, Mushtaq was the leading wicket taker in county cricket, finishing the season with 103, and inspiring Sussex to the County Championship title. Following this, he was recalled by Pakistan but was soon dropped for being ineffectual. In the 2004 season, Mushtaq was again the leading wicket taker in English county cricket with 84 scalps, but with Danish Kaneria's emergence as Pakistan's first-choice leg spinner, Mushtaq looks unlikely to play for Pakistan's national side again. Recently, the Pakistan Cricket Board hired Mushtaq Ahmed to coach the Pakistan bowlers.[citation needed] Mushtaq acted as interim coach of the national team for Pakistan's final group game of the 2007 World Cup following the death of Bob Woolmer [1]. In 2006, Mushtaq (or "Mushy" as he is best known to Sussex fans) took 102 wickets as Sussex once more won the County Championship, as well as the C&G Trophy. He began the last Championship match of the season, against Nottinghamshire, on 89 wickets, but a haul of 13 in the match (including a career-best 9-48 in the second innings) took him past the hundred mark once again.
