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1982 County Championship

Dates	5 May – 14 September 1982
Administrator	England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format	League system
Champions	Middlesex (7th title)
Participants	17
Matches	187
Most runs	Alvin Kallicharran, (Warwickshire) 2,118
Most wickets	Malcolm Marshall, (Hampshire) 134

The 1982 Schweppes County Championship was the 83rd officially organised running of the County Championship. Middlesex won the Championship title. The Championship was sponsored by Schweppes for the fifth time.

Table

• 16 points for a win
• 8 points to each team for a tie
• 8 points to team still batting in a match in which scores finish level
• Bonus points awarded in the first 100 overs of the first innings
  • Batting: 150 runs - 1 point, 200 runs - 2 points 250 runs - 3 points, 300 runs - 4 points
  • Bowling: 3-4 wickets - 1 point, 5-6 wickets - 2 points 7-8 wickets - 3 points, 9-10 wickets - 4 points
• No bonus points awarded in a match starting with less than 8 hours' play remaining. A one-innings match is played, with the winner gaining 12 points.
• Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins.
• Each team plays 22 matches.

	Team	P	W	L	D	Bat	Bowl	Pts
1	Middlesex	22	12	2	8	59	74	325
2	Leicestershire	22	10	4	8	57	69	286
3	Hampshire	22	8	6	8	48	74	250
4	Nottinghamshire	22	7	7	8	44	65	221
5	Surrey	22	6	6	10	56	62	214
6	Somerset	22	6	6	10	51	66	213
7	Essex	22	5	5	12	57	72	212
8	Sussex	22	6	7	9	42	68	207
9	Northamptonshire	22	5	3	14	61	54	195
10	Yorkshire	22	5	1	16	48	51	179
11	Derbyshire	22	4	3	15	45	64	173
12	Lancashire	22	4	3	15	48	55	167
13	Kent	22	3	4	15	55	63	166
14	Worcestershire	22	3	5	14	43	54	141
15	Gloucestershire	22	2	9	11	46	55	133
16	Glamorgan	22	1	8	13	43	60	119
17	Warwickshire	22	0	8	14	58	53	111