| Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(40 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | League |
| Champions | Sussex (1st title) |
| Participants | 17 |
| Matches | 136 |
| Most runs | 692 Clive Rice (Nottinghamshire) |
| Most wickets | 32 Norbert Phillip (Essex) |
The 1982 John Player League was the fourteenth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the first time by Sussex County Cricket Club.