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The Longest Journey: The Inside Story of Sussex's Championship Triumph, by Paul Weaver and Bruce Talbot, published 15 April 2004 (208 pp., Stroud: Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN-10: 0750938293 & ISBN-13: 9780750938297) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

The story of how Sussex, the oldest of the county clubs, finally won the County Championship in 2003, 164 years after they were founded. It tells the background behind the 1996 revolution that made it all possible; explains just how the title was won; profiles the major players in the drama; and talks to the merry ghosts of other, failed campaigns.

Sussex County Cricket Club: The Golden Age, by Bruce Talbot and Paul Weaver, published 1 June 2008 (192 pp., Derby: Breedon Books Publishing Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1859836674 & ISBN-13: 9781859836675) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

The history of Sussex, the oldest of the county cricket clubs, is nothing if not dramatic. In 2003, after an excruciating wait of 164 years, Sussex seized the Championship title for the first time. Since then, they have been the dominant force in the domestic game, winning the title twice more in 2006 and 2007, and the C&G Trophy in 2006.That first Championship five years ago was the subject of the critically acclaimed "The Longest Journey". Now authors Paul Weaver and Bruce Talbot return to explain why this has been the richest period in the club's already vivid history.Going behind the scenes, Weaver and Talbot talk to players and coaches, old and new, to explore the big questions surrounding the club. Why, they ask, did a club with some of the most exciting players in the game find the big prize so elusive for so long? And how, after a revolution in 1997, did the club embark on one of the headiest voyages in the history of county cricket?

Match of My Life: Eleven Stars Relive Their Greatest Games : Sussex CCC, by Bruce Talbot, published 19 November 2012 (215 pp., Durrington: Pitch Publishing, ISBN-10: 1908051795 & ISBN-13: 9781908051790) accessible at: British Library & East Sussex Libraries

Eleven Sussex CCC legends tell the stories behind their most memorable games for the county - enabling fans of all ages to relive these magic moments through the eyes and emotions of the men who were there, playing their hearts out for the club. Mushtaq Ahmed, Chris Adams and James Kirtley are among those who recall their contributions to memorable triumphs of the last decade, an era which has brought Sussex unprecedented success. Here are the inside stories of three County Championship victories, three memorable Lord's finals and three great games from Sussex's sepia-tinted past. Highlights include a game against Yorkshire in 1896, recalling the style of Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji, global cricket's first superstar; Jim Parks Jr has pin-sharp memories of his father's benefit match at the very dawn of World War II, and Ian Gould reminisces about the 1986 Lord's triumph when 'Gunner' and his boys stole Lancashire's thunder.