| # | North | MP | W | D | L | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Warwickshire / Birmingham Bears | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2434:2286 | 22 | |
| 2. | Lancashire | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2131:2009 | 17 | |
| 3. | Worcestershire | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2437:2510 | 17 | |
| 4. | Nottinghamshire | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2315:2409 | 16 | |
| 5. | Yorkshire | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2000:2205 | 14 | |
| 6. | Derbyshire | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2511:2338 | 13 | |
| 7. | Northamptonshire | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2297:2153 | 12 | |
| 8. | Durham | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2165:2115 | 11 | |
| 9. | Leicestershire | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2127:2392 | 4 | |
| # | South | MP | W | D | L | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Somerset | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2405:2260 | 24 | |
| 2. | Hampshire | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2156:1915 | 18 | |
| 3. | Surrey | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2713:2328 | 16 | |
| 4. | Essex | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2541:2470 | 16 | |
| 5. | Kent | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2381:2514 | 14 | |
| 6. | Sussex | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2326:2376 | 12 | |
| 7. | Gloucestershire | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2037:2221 | 10 | |
| 8. | Glamorgan | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2362:2579 | 10 | |
| 9. | Middlesex | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2480:2738 | 6 |