Khan, Ahmed, Goodwin and Magoffin shortlisted as Sussex's greatest ever overseas

It's been over half a century since overseas players were first allowed to play in the England, and in that time, Sussex have boasted a selection of brilliant stars. 

The likes of Mushtaq Ahmed, Imran Khan and Murray Goodwin have all worn the Martlets with pride in years gone by, while more recently, Rashid Khan, Alex Carey and Ishant Sharms have called Hove home. 

To find Sussex's greatest ever overseas player, BBC Sport asked Adrian Harms to compile a shortlist of the four best, and he decided on Khan, Ahmed, Goodwin and Steve Magoffin. 

"The BBC recently asked me to name the top four overseas signings for the club." said Harms, who commentates on our games for BBC Sussex.

"I drew up my list, but then sought advice from a long standing Sussex supporter to make sure I hadn’t made any glaring omissions. 

"To my surprise we both arrived at the same four names, although that’s not to say I expect everyone to agree!

"Our nominations are not based purely on runs and wickets, but on their lasting legacy and star quality - that magical ingredient which gets bums on seats, helps to win trophies and even then has the added bonus parting shot of "and he was a good bloke too".

"Having come up with the shortlist, the really difficult part is now to decide who was the best. Good luck. It's not an easy decision!"

Sussex shortlist

Imran Khan: Educated at Worcester's Royal Grammar School, the future Pakistan World Cup-winning captain and prime minister began his career with Worcestershire. But the majority of his time in England was spent with Sussex, hitting 7,329 runs and taking 409 wickets in 131 first-class games. Also scored 4,298 runs and took 209 wickets in List A cricket, helping Sussex to two Lord's one-day final wins.

Murray Goodwin: Zimbabwe Test batsman amassed 14,572 runs in 191 first-class games for Sussex (2001-2012), his 48 centuries including two triple-hundreds, the best of which was his unbeaten 344 against Somerset at Taunton in 2009 out of Sussex's county record score of 742-5 declared. Goodwin also made 6,495 runs in 203 one-day games.

Mushtaq Ahmed: Pakistan leg-spinner first came to English cricket with Somerset in 1993 and had a spell with Surrey before moving to Hove for 2003, after which he took 478 wickets in 85 games, and hit eight half-centuries. A key part of all three of Sussex title wins, taking 103 wickets in 2003, 102 in 2006 and 90 in 2007.

Steve Magoffin: Australian fast bowler played for Surrey and Worcestershire before joining Sussex in 2009. Ended up taking 334 first-class wickets before leaving at the end of the 2017 season to return to New Road. He managed 16 wickets in just six games before injury struck and he retired to become Worcestershire's women's coach.

You have until 4pm on Thursday 7 May to cast your vote, and can do so HERE.