A career-best wicket haul from veteran spinner Mushtaq Ahmed gave Sussex the County Championship title and consigned Lancashire to runners-up.
Mushtaq recorded 13 for 108 as the southerners inflicted a comprehensive innings defeat on Nottinghamshire to replace ‘s team as champion.
The veteran Pakistan player-coach’s figures took him past the 100-wicket mark for the season, repeating the feat from Sussex’s last title-winning season in 2003.
Notts must hope for a result at Headingley between Yorkshire and Durham to avoid relegation.
Lancashire was confined to the pavilion at Southampton, as just five overs were played due to rain in Hampshire.
Rain also hindered Worcestershire’s chances of claiming promotion.
Their match at Northamptonshire was washed out, meaning team needs to clinch victory on the final day to go up.
That leaves Essex in position to join Division Two champion Surrey in the top tier in 2007.
Glamorgan avoided the Division Two wooden spoon with maximum batting points against Gloucestershire.
New Glamorgan captain David Hemp struck a century as the Welshmen made 597, in answer to Gloucester’s 525.
helped dismiss BLACKCAPS team-mate Franklin, catching him off the bowling of Mark Hardinges for 21.
