| # | Group A | MP | W | L | D | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lancashire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1110:1059 | 12 | |
| 2. | Leicestershire | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1321:1334 | 12 | |
| 3. | Nottinghamshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 931:959 | 12 | |
| 4. | Surrey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1420:1440 | 12 | |
| 5. | Kent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 999:1005 | 8 | |
| 6. | Somerset | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1260:1102 | 8 | |
| 7. | Gloucestershire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1056:1110 | 4 | |
| 8. | Northamptonshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1067:1072 | 4 | |
| 9. | Warwickshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1147:1230 | 4 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | L | D | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Yorkshire | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1183:1041 | 16 | |
| 2. | Durham | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1102:1029 | 12 | |
| 3. | Middlesex | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 938:737 | 12 | |
| 4. | Worcestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 974:965 | 12 | |
| 5. | Hampshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1068:1178 | 8 | |
| 6. | Derbyshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 957:928 | 4 | |
| 7. | Essex | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1143:1183 | 4 | |
| 8. | Glamorgan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1144:1183 | 4 | |
| 9. | Sussex | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1023:1288 | 4 |