| # | Team | MP | W | L | D | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Warwickshire / Birmingham Bears | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6845:5986 | 242 | |
| 2. | Kent | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6024:5286 | 221 | |
| 3. | Sussex | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6471:6182 | 186 | |
| 4. | Middlesex | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6105:6231 | 179 | |
| 5. | Gloucestershire | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5937:5490 | 157 | |
| 6. | Leicestershire | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5605:6419 | 149 | |
| 7. | Derbyshire | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6943:7212 | 147 | |
| 8. | Durham | 14 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5377:5754 | 130 | |
| 9. | Northamptonshire | 14 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5103:5207 | 126 | |
| 10. | Glamorgan | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5470:6113 | 92 |