The 2002 English cricket season was the 103rd in which the County Championship had been an official competition.
Yorkshire did, however, win the C&G Trophy.
India and Sri Lanka toured England to compete in a Test series with England.
England drew with India 1-1 and beat Sri Lanka 2-0.
Playing against West Indies A at the County Ground, Taunton, Somerset set a record for the highest fourth-innings total to tie a first-class match, by scoring 453.