| # | Team | MP | W | L | D | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Essex | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8411:8195 | 219 | |
| 2. | Kent | 16 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7425:7421 | 195 | |
| 3. | Worcestershire | 16 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7877:7781 | 158 | |
| 4. | Sussex | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7366:8150 | 154 | |
| 5. | Leicestershire | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 7508:6671 | 151 | |
| 6. | Gloucestershire | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 8335:8476 | 148 | |
| 7. | Northamptonshire | 16 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7230:6972 | 139 | |
| 8. | Glamorgan | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 7876:8275 | 121 | |
| 9. | Derbyshire | 16 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 7866:7953 | 105 |