| # | Team | MP | W | L | D | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Leicestershire | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7203:6423 | 241 | |
| 2. | Glamorgan | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7616:6599 | 193 | |
| 3. | Derbyshire | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7306:8042 | 188 | |
| 4. | Middlesex | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7311:6979 | 182 | |
| 5. | Lancashire | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 7635:7636 | 175 | |
| 6. | Gloucestershire | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8137:7994 | 166 | |
| 7. | Northamptonshire | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7199:7947 | 143 | |
| 8. | Kent | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7153:7940 | 114 |