| # | North | MP | W | L | D | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Warwickshire / Birmingham Bears | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2124:2119 | 23 | |
| 2. | Nottinghamshire | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2411:2312 | 22 | |
| 3. | Lancashire | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2281:2219 | 19 | |
| 4. | Northamptonshire | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2289:2162 | 17 | |
| 5. | Derbyshire | 16 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2130:2104 | 14 | |
| 6. | Yorkshire | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2397:2493 | 13 | |
| 7. | Leicestershire | 16 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2406:2402 | 13 | |
| 8. | Durham | 16 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1876:1914 | 12 | |
| 9. | Worcestershire | 16 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2114:2303 | 11 | |
| # | South | MP | W | L | D | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Somerset | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2422:2439 | 22 | |
| 2. | Essex | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2666:2602 | 20 | |
| 3. | Sussex | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2578:2468 | 18 | |
| 4. | Hampshire | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2457:2305 | 16 | |
| 5. | Surrey | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2432:2322 | 16 | |
| 6. | Middlesex | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2479:2480 | 16 | |
| 7. | Kent | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2390:2446 | 14 | |
| 8. | Glamorgan | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2286:2504 | 12 | |
| 9. | Gloucestershire | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2442:2586 | 10 |