| # | Team | MP | W | L | D | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kent | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8824:8380 | 219 | |
| 2. | Essex | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8139:8458 | 194 | |
| 3. | Northamptonshire | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7650:7673 | 193 | |
| 4. | Gloucestershire | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7036:7311 | 185 | |
| 5. | Glamorgan | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7730:8394 | 175 | |
| 6. | Derbyshire | 16 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 8019:7739 | 172 | |
| 7. | Surrey | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 8596:8741 | 148 | |
| 8. | Middlesex | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 7878:8072 | 140 | |
| 9. | Leicestershire | 16 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7409:6513 | 138 |