| # | Team | MP | W | L | D | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Surrey | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6868:6021 | 254 | |
| 2. | Somerset | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6898:6497 | 208 | |
| 3. | Essex | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5851:5921 | 187 | |
| 4. | Yorkshire | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6117:5751 | 158 | |
| 5. | Hampshire | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6147:6018 | 144 | |
| 6. | Nottinghamshire | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6390:6667 | 133 | |
| 7. | Lancashire | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5621:6484 | 133 | |
| 8. | Worcestershire | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6605:7138 | 104 |