| # | North | MP | W | L | D | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nottinghamshire | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1426:1398 | 20 | |
| 2. | Yorkshire | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1389:1295 | 18 | |
| 3. | Durham | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1086:1046 | 12 | |
| 4. | Lancashire | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1105:1227 | 12 | |
| 5. | Leicestershire | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1227:1396 | 12 | |
| 6. | Derbyshire | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1416:1331 | 10 | |
| # | South | MP | W | L | D | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Hampshire | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1385:1311 | 24 | |
| 2. | Surrey | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1166:1109 | 16 | |
| 3. | Kent | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1332:1309 | 16 | |
| 4. | Essex | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1141:1232 | 16 | |
| 5. | Sussex | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1200:1264 | 6 | |
| 6. | Middlesex | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1180:1351 | 4 | |
| # | Central | MP | W | L | D | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Northamptonshire | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1276:1025 | 28 | |
| 2. | Gloucestershire | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1122:1034 | 20 | |
| 3. | Glamorgan | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1199:1218 | 16 | |
| 4. | Worcestershire | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1233:1321 | 16 | |
| 5. | Somerset | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1416:1435 | 12 | |
| 6. | Warwickshire | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1191:1188 | 8 | |
| # | Ranking of third-placed teams | MP | W | L | D | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Kent | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1332:1309 | 16 | |||
| 2. | Glamorgan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1199:1218 | 16 | |||
| 3. | Durham | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1086:1046 | 12 |