| # | Team | MP | W | L | D | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sussex | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7806:6784 | 235 | |
| 2. | Worcestershire | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8222:7642 | 208 | |
| 3. | Glamorgan | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7321:7230 | 203 | |
| 4. | Leicestershire | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7370:6770 | 199 | |
| 5. | Gloucestershire | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6860:7317 | 172 | |
| 6. | Northamptonshire | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7565:7730 | 167 | |
| 7. | Surrey | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7902:7965 | 159 | |
| 8. | Middlesex | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7553:8132 | 155 | |
| 9. | Derbyshire | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7329:8358 | 138 |