| # | Team | MP | W | L | D | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yorkshire | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8284:7691 | 255 | |
| 2. | Warwickshire / Birmingham Bears | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7632:7511 | 238 | |
| 3. | Sussex | 16 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8058:7220 | 210 | |
| 4. | Nottinghamshire | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8741:8299 | 206 | |
| 5. | Durham | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8247:7420 | 199 | |
| 6. | Somerset | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7748:8372 | 198 | |
| 7. | Middlesex | 16 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7830:7913 | 170 | |
| 8. | Lancashire | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7552:7676 | 154 | |
| 9. | Northamptonshire | 16 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 6994:8984 | 79 |