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Jul 6, 2003
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Mushtaq gains players' award


Mushaq was a key figure in Sussex's Championship campaign
Mushtaq Ahmed has been named Player of the Year by the Professional Cricketers Association.
The award tops a superb season for the the Pakistani leg-spinner, who was the first bowler since 1998 to take over 100 County Championship wickets.

His contribution was the main reason that Sussex clinched the title for the first time in their history.

Mushtaq received the award at a glittering end-of-season dinner on London's Park Lane.

Previous winners include Sir Richard Hadlee, Malcolm Marshall, Brian Lara, Mike Procter and, last year, Michael Vaughan.

Young England fast bowler Kabir Ali was handed the young player of the year award for his efforts in Worcestershire's Division Two-winning team.

Alec Stewart was handed a lifetime achievement award by his fellow players at the annual dinner in central London.

Stewart, 40, retired on a winning note earlier this month when England claimed victory in the fifth and final Test of the summer to square the series against South Africa at 2-2.

It was the Surrey wicketkeeper-batsman's 133rd Test in a 14-year international career which included more than 8,000 runs and 15 centuries at Test level.

No player had won more caps for England.

"It has been a very long career but a very rewarding and good career and I shall look back on it fondly," Stewart said.
 






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