# 2002 County Championship

The 2002 County Championship season, known as the Frizzell County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team plays all the others in their division both home and away. The top three teams from Division Two were promoted to the first division for 2003, while the bottom three sides from Division 1 are relegated.

## Teams
### Division One

Team promoted from Division Two
| Team | Primary home ground | Other grounds | Captain |
| Hampshire | Rose Bowl, Southampton | — | Robin Smith |
| Kent | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells Mote Park, Maidstone | David Fulton |
| Lancashire | Old Trafford, Manchester | Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport | Warren Hegg |
| Leicestershire | Grace Road, Leicester | — | Vince Wells |
| Somerset | County Ground, Taunton | Recreation Ground, Bath | Jamie Cox |
| Surrey | The Oval, London | Woodbridge Road, Guildford | Adam Hollioake |
| Sussex | County Ground, Hove | Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel | Chris Adams |
| Warwickshire | Edgbaston, Birmingham | — | Mike Powell |
| Yorkshire | Headingley, Leeds | North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough | Darren Lehmann |

### Division Two

Team relegated from Division One
| Team | Primary home ground | Other grounds | Captain |
| Derbyshire | County Ground, Derby | — | Dominic Cork |
| Durham | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | Feethams, Darlington | Jonathan Lewis |
| Essex | County Ground, Chelmsford | Valentines Park, Ilford Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester | Ronnie Irani |
| Glamorgan | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | St Helen's, Swansea Colwyn Bay Cricket Club Ground | Steve James |
| Gloucestershire | County Ground, Bristol | Archdeacon Meadow, Gloucester College Ground, Cheltenham | Mark Alleyne |
| Middlesex | Lord's, London | John Walker's Ground, Southgate | Angus Fraser |
| Northamptonshire | County Ground, Northampton | — | Michael Hussey |
| Nottinghamshire | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | — | Jason Gallian |
| Worcestershire | County Ground, New Road, Worcester | Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster | Graeme Hick |

## Standings

Teams receive 12 points for a win, 6 for a tie and 4 for a draw. Bonus points (a maximum of 5 batting points and 3 bowling points) may be scored during the first 130 overs of each team's first innings.

### Division One

| | Hampshire | Kent | Lancashire | Leicestershire | Somerset | Surrey | Sussex | Warwickshire | Yorkshire |
| Hampshire | | Hampshire 8 wickets | Lancashire 111 runs | Leicestershire inns & 9 runs | Hampshire 4 wickets | Surrey 123 runs | Match drawn | Match drawn | Yorkshire 7 wickets |
| Kent | Match drawn | | Kent 6 wickets | Match drawn | Kent 153 runs | Surrey 2 wickets | Kent 4 wickets | Match drawn | Kent 4 wickets |
| Lancashire | Match drawn | Kent 6 wickets | | Lancashire 1 wicket | Lancashire 336 runs | Match drawn | Match drawn | Match drawn | Yorkshire 150 runs |
| Leicestershire | Match drawn | Kent 6 wickets | Match drawn | | Leicestershire inns & 18 runs | Surrey 7 wickets | Leicestershire 8 wickets | Leicestershire 7 wickets | Leicestershire 5 wickets |
| Somerset | Match drawn | Match drawn | Lancashire 8 wickets | Match drawn | | Match drawn | Sussex inns & 1 run | Match drawn | Somerset 7 wickets |
| Surrey | Surrey inns & 60 runs | Surrey 9 wickets | Surrey 3 wickets | Surrey 483 runs | Match drawn | | Surrey 10 wickets | Warwickshire 31 runs | Surrey 6 wickets |
| Sussex | Match drawn | Match drawn | Lancashire 8 wickets | Match drawn | Match drawn | Sussex 4 wickets | | Warwickshire 3 wickets | Match drawn |
| Warwickshire | Match drawn | Warwickshire 10 wickets | Lancashire 6 wickets | Warwickshire 144 runs | Warwickshire 88 runs | Match drawn | Warwickshire 208 runs | | Warwickshire 6 wickets |
| Yorkshire | Match drawn | Kent 8 wickets | Match drawn | Match drawn | Match drawn | Surrey inns & 168 runs | Sussex inns & 94 runs | Match drawn | |
| Home team won | Visiting team won | Match drawn |

### Division Two

| | Derbyshire | Durham | Essex | Glamorgan | Gloucestershire | Middlesex | Northamptonshire | Nottinghamshire | Worcestershire |
| Derbyshire | | Derbyshire 2 runs | Essex 140 runs | Derbyshire 9 wickets | Match drawn | Middlesex 73 runs | Derbyshire 8 wickets | Match drawn | Worcestershire 9 wickets |
| Durham | Durham 89 runs | | Essex 10 wickets | Glamorgan 10 wickets | Match drawn | Middlesex 10 wickets | Northamptonshire 7 wickets | Nottinghamshire 8 wickets | Match drawn |
| Essex | Essex 6 wickets | Essex 4 wickets | | Match drawn | Match drawn | Essex 6 wickets | Essex 9 wickets | Essex 7 wickets | Worcestershire 8 wickets |
| Glamorgan | Derbyshire 163 runs | Glamorgan 5 wickets | Glamorgan 8 wickets | | Match drawn | Middlesex 8 wickets | Match drawn | Match drawn | Match drawn |
| Gloucestershire | Match drawn | Gloucestershire 10 wickets | Essex 3 wickets | Glamorgan 2 wickets | | Match drawn | Match drawn | Gloucestershire 7 wickets | Worcestershire 304 runs |
| Middlesex | Derbyshire 204 runs | Match drawn | Match drawn | Match drawn | Middlesex 5 wickets | | Match drawn | Middlesex inns & 31 runs | Match drawn |
| Northamptonshire | Derbyshire 177 runs | Northamptonshire 1 wicket | Essex 4 wickets | Northamptonshire 8 wickets | Northamptonshire inns & 59 runs | Middlesex inns & 2 runs | | Northamptonshire 6 wickets | Match drawn |
| Nottinghamshire | Derbyshire 4 wickets | Match drawn | Nottinghamshire 7 wickets | Nottinghamshire 7 wickets | Nottinghamshire inns & 84 runs | Nottinghamshire inns & 73 runs | Nottinghamshire 7 wickets | | Nottinghamshire 114 runs |
| Worcestershire | Worcestershire 1 wicket | Worcestershire inns & 308 runs | Essex 5 wickets | Glamorgan 110 runs | Worcestershire 206 runs | Middlesex 6 wickets | Worcestershire 8 wickets | Match drawn | |
| Home team won | Visiting team won | Match drawn |

## Statistics
### Division One
#### Most runs

| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Ian Ward | Surrey | 16 | 29 | 1708 | 65.69 | 168* | 7 | 7 |
| Nick Knight | Warwickshire | 10 | 19 | 1520 | 95.00 | 255* | 5 | 5 |
| Ed Smith | Kent | 16 | 31 | 1233 | 42.51 | 154 | 2 | 8 |
| Stuart Law | Lancashire | 15 | 26 | 1216 | 52.86 | 218 | 2 | 6 |
| Ali Brown | Surrey | 16 | 26 | 1211 | 50.45 | 188 | 5 | 3 |
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#### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W |
| Martin Saggers | Kent | 15 | 547.3 | 79 | 21.54 | 6/39 | 6 |
| Amjad Khan | Kent | 16 | 485 | 63 | 31.80 | 6/52 | 4 |
| Devon Malcolm | Leicestershire | 16 | 477.5 | 60 | 30.43 | 7/76 | 4 |
| Glen Chapple | Lancashire | 16 | 539.3 | 54 | 29.51 | 6/30 | 3 |
| Peter Martin | Lancashire | 12 | 452 | 53 | 21.24 | 5/54 | 1 |
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### Division Two
#### Most runs

| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Michael Di Venuto | Derbyshire | 15 | 28 | 1538 | 61.52 | 230 | 4 | 7 |
| Craig Spearman | Gloucestershire | 16 | 32 | 1388 | 49.57 | 180* | 5 | 6 |
| Michael Hussey | Northamptonshire | 12 | 21 | 1379 | 72.57 | 310* | 5 | 3 |
| Darren Robinson | Essex | 16 | 31 | 1289 | 42.96 | 175 | 4 | 5 |
| Graeme Hick | Worcestershire | 16 | 28 | 1262 | 52.58 | 315* | 3 | 6 |
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#### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W |
| Kevin Dean | Derbyshire | 16 | 578 | 80 | 24.02 | 7/42 | 3 |
| Andrew Harris | Nottinghamshire | 13 | 392.4 | 63 | 22.39 | 7/54 | 3 |
| Kabir Ali | Worcestershire | 15 | 497.5 | 60 | 26.56 | 5/32 | 4 |
| Dominic Cork | Derbyshire | 8 | 323.1 | 57 | 16.68 | 6/51 | 5 |
| Alamgir Sheriyar | Worcestershire | 16 | 555.2 | 57 | 30.08 | 6/71 | 4 |
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