Publications
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
Abstract: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
Abstract: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?