Day 83: A day to remember

 There are always games that stay with us,  matches that went down to the wire, games where your team has been battered or inflicted a crushing victory. I have seen Sussex do all those things at Trent Bridge. It may not be the obvious ground to see Sussex do these things.  Being based in Nottinghamshire, it was always more likely than most Sussex fans. However, I'm sure that some of the Martlets' followers' travelling band would have been at every occasion.

Other than the day that Sussex picked up their second-ever championship trophy, the occasion that resonates with me the most is the 2008 finale, where the winner would win the league. It would be Chris Adams last game for Sussex, and what a way to go.

Sussex looked like blowing it. Sussex were set 227 to win from their 40 overs, although it looked like Samit Patel had put in a match-winning performance with both bat and ball -78 from 83 balls, and three for 36- and when Patel bowled Michael Yardy for 53, it appeared that it would be Nottinghamshire's day as wickets started to fall at regular intervals.

At 130 for 8, I had packed up my stuff and was just compounding my misery watching Notts win the title that Sussex had done so well to compete for all season. I was taking it an over at a time.

Notts v Sussex pro40 highlights

With Murray Goodwin still batting, there was still hope; it was a slim type of hope that would require Mohammad Sami not just to keep batting at the other end but keep scoring at the same time.

With an over to go, Sussex needed 16 runs to win; it should have been out of their grasp; Goodwin, however, was in the mood to break hearts by the Trent.

Charlie Shreck Was the man tasked with bringing it home for Notts, and with a ball to go, it was likely that the home team would win. Shreck charged in, but Goodwin's bat swung harder, and the ball landed in the Ratcliffe Road stand to start the Sussex celebrations.

You can see me hugging the Sussex fans around me in stunned relief and joy in the highlights. It is still a game that will live with me for a long time.