County Championship Division One, Hove, final day (stumps): Sussex 385 & 383-7 dec. beat Lancashire 377 & 139 by 252 runs
Sussex captain Chris Adams must have been regretting the timing of his declaration against Lancashire when spin-bowling sensation Mushtaq Ahmed took the final wicket with just 10 balls remaining.
Mushtaq ended with 5-49 to go with figures of 6-124 in the first innings and Sussex are now just five points behind champions Surrey as the title race enters its final stages.
Adams, who made scores of 140 and 190 in the match, waited until just 20 minutes before lunch to close his team's second innings.
That left Lancashire with a notional target of 388 but the win was never really a viable option for the visitors.
Billy Taylor, who would not have played had James Kirtley and Jason Lewry been available, started the rot, taking the first four wickets to fall in an inspired display.
That set the stage up for Mushtaq though dogged displays from Chris Schofield and Warren Hegg almost denied Sussex the win.
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