| # | Team | MP | W | L | D | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Essex | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5505:5476 | 228 | |
| 2. | Somerset | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5823:5415 | 217 | |
| 3. | Hampshire | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6637:6013 | 176 | |
| 4. | Kent | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6882:6382 | 172 | |
| 5. | Yorkshire | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6524:6441 | 165 | |
| 6. | Surrey | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6787:6217 | 133 | |
| 7. | Warwickshire / Birmingham Bears | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6503:7349 | 131 | |
| 8. | Nottinghamshire | 14 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5554:6922 | 67 |