I doubt if any of the people who criticised the signing of Chris Adams will say anything when and if Sussex win the Championship for the first time in their history.

There is no getting away from it. Grizzly, along with a number of others, has transformed the club into a unit that can compete at the very highest level and in the competition all county cricketers are judged on.

It hasn't been an easy journey and there have been a number of setbacks along the way, but that's all in the past as Surrey arrive at Hove for the Championship decider.

I hope that, with the schools being on holiday, Sussex will attract bumper crowds for this important fixture, a rare feat for a four-day game.

Whether they win or lose the Championship, what Sussex have done is great. My only hope is the title is decided by what goes on in the middle rather than the great British weather.

In hindsight, I probably should have phoned Chris Adams for a few pointers as I resurrected - and that is the right word - my own cricket career after a 20-year absence last Sunday at Findon.

After taking my Spare Parts XI to play Steve Duffield's Findon side in aid of St Barnabas Hospice, it is my pleasure to report that, although my boys and I came second, we certainly didn't disgrace ourselves and helped raise more than £10,000 for the Hospice.

With a combined age of 125, my two veterans, Tony Millard and Alan Harris, were two of the stars of the afternoon. Harris, a legend with Findon, pitched in with a couple of wickets during a tidy bowling display while Tony was supreme behind the stumps.

There was also some superb bowling from Paul Watson, Dean Wilkins, George Parris and Adam Virgo, with great support play from Kerry Mayo and Bob Booker.

When it was time to bat, Watson led from the front with a quickfire 40 and, although we ended up 40 or so short of Findon's total of 199, everybody had a bat. And yes, I did manage to avoid getting a duck, scoring eight before being bowled by former Findon skipper and Albion season ticket holder Mike Metters.

Tony told me during the Findon innings that I was actually taking up a position that didn't appear in any cricketing textbook.

Does that make me a cricketing trailblazer? Probably not but we'll certainly be doing it all again next year.

Findon have more pressing matters this Sunday with a home quarter-final against Buckinghamshire side Dinton in the National Village knockout.

With the Lord's final only two tantalising matches away, Nigel Waller's side deserve as much local support as possible. The match starts at 2pm and, if the sun shines, Findon will probably have one of their biggest crowds in the club's long history.

I've always thought Barry Fry was a little bit off the wall but if he thinks anyone is going to pay upwards of £500,000 for Leon McKenzie in this day and age, his condition may have reached critical status!

Leon Knight on a two-month loan with a view to a permanent move sounds a far more inviting prospect for the Albion.