| # | Team | MP | W | L | D | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lancashire | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5676:5507 | 233 | |
| 2. | Northamptonshire | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6670:6196 | 188 | |
| 3. | Gloucestershire | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6128:6434 | 182 | |
| 4. | Glamorgan | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7100:7364 | 167 | |
| 5. | Durham | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6123:5831 | 157 | |
| 6. | Sussex | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6351:6782 | 156 | |
| 7. | Derbyshire | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7040:6132 | 145 | |
| 8. | Middlesex | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6270:5846 | 133 | |
| 9. | Worcestershire | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5393:6260 | 125 | |
| 10. | Leicestershire | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6140:6539 | 107 |