| 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.
| 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 |