| Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
|---|---|
| Tournament format | League system |
| Champions | Yorkshire (6th title) |
| Participants | 15 |
| Matches | 156 |
| Most runs | Bobby Abel (1,570 for Surrey) |
| Most wickets | Fred Tate (153 for Sussex) |
The 1902 County Championship was the 13th officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 1 May to 6 September 1902. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won their sixth championship title, their third title in successive seasons. Sussex finished in second place, their best placing yet.
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts | Fin | %Fin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | 26 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 85.71 | |
| Sussex | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 40.00 | |
| Nottinghamshire | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 33.33 | |
| Surrey | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 23.08 | |
| Lancashire | 24 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 16.67 | |
| Warwickshire | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9.09 | |
| Kent | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.00 | |
| Somerset | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.00 | |
| Worcestershire | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | -1 | 11 | –9.09 | |
| Derbyshire | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | –1 | 9 | –11.11 | |
| Leicestershire | 20 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 1 | –2 | 6 | –33.33 | |
| Middlesex | 18 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | –4 | 10 | –40.00 | |
| Essex | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 | –3 | 7 | –42.86 | |
| Gloucestershire | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | –6 | 12 | –50.00 | |
| Hampshire | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | –8 | 12 | –66.67 | |
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