| # | Team | MP | W | L | D | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Derbyshire | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5952:6740 | 194 | |
| 2. | Yorkshire | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6075:5788 | 194 | |
| 3. | Kent | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6609:5560 | 170 | |
| 4. | Hampshire | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6498:6795 | 153 | |
| 5. | Essex | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5678:6265 | 145 | |
| 6. | Glamorgan | 16 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5863:6290 | 131 | |
| 7. | Leicestershire | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6266:6661 | 130 | |
| 8. | Northamptonshire | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 6671:6380 | 130 | |
| 9. | Gloucestershire | 16 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6138:5271 | 126 |