Adams: 'This caps everything'
Chris Adams, Sussex captain "It is the biggest day of my cricket career
"It is the biggest day of my cricket career. I was lucky enough to play for England, which was very special. But the stress we have gone through over the past two or three weeks makes this something else. It has been a long journey over the past six years, and we have worked very hard for it.
"There's been a lot of pressure on us but the lads have come through and I'm just really, really pleased. I think we have been the best team without a shadow of a doubt - what a fantastic achievement. It's great for us to finish on top but all credit to all those who took part.
"Words can't describe it. It's not just been a year's work - it has been years and years. People have huge ambitions at this club and to secure the title is a special day for Sussex County Cricket Club. Peter Moores has brought ambition and the will and desire to improve and in Chris Adams I have never met a bigger winner in my life. I think we've got a fantastic unit but I think we'd be naïve not to think we could have improvement in certain areas. We've already started to talk about where changes can be made."
"I am delighted. Since I am so actively involved in politics I never get to know what's happening in international cricket, although occasionally I get to talk to John Barclay, who was our captain in 1981. When we came second to Nottinghamshire that season, it was because they had Eddie Hemmings supporting [Richard] Hadlee and [Clive] Rice. I tried to bring in Abdul Qadir but somehow it did not materialise."
"We had our old boys' reunion the Saturday before last when they were playing Middlesex and they played so fantastically well - they were in a huge hole, but they climbed out of it and won the game. Little Mush [Mushtaq Ahmed] has made a huge difference, but they've got a good allround side. When the big names fail, then somebody chips in."
"It's been a fantastic team effort. Mushtaq's taken 100 wickets and he'll probably take most of the accolades but Andrew Caddick took 100 wickets for Somerset [in 1998], and they never won anything. It's not just about taking wickets, it's about scoring runs and the top order, the middle and lower-middle order have at some stage during the season scored some vital runs.
"When I took over we lost six capped players that winter - James Kirtley was on the verge of leaving - and the first thing we had to do was address that, stabliise the club and build for the future. The thing I wanted to do was to get everybody to work together as a unit - the players, the admin staff, the members, the committee, the sponsors, club cricketers - and buy into the vision.
"Being realistic, all the talk about [Lancashire winning] the title was a bit over the top. We came here knowing that Sussex would have to play very badly and Leicestershire to play very well in the Hove match for us to even have a glimmer of hope. It was never really on but full credit to Sussex for their success."