| # | North | MP | W | L | D | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lancashire | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2432:2310 | 36 | |
| 2. | Durham | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2216:2069 | 34 | |
| 3. | Warwickshire / Birmingham Bears | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2576:2386 | 32 | |
| 4. | Northamptonshire | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2570:2455 | 32 | |
| 5. | Worcestershire | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2372:2328 | 28 | |
| 6. | Nottinghamshire | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2368:2597 | 28 | |
| 7. | Leicestershire | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2124:2223 | 26 | |
| 8. | Yorkshire | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2503:2534 | 20 | |
| 9. | Derbyshire | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2358:2617 | 16 | |
| # | South | MP | W | L | D | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Surrey | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2551:2123 | 44 | |
| 2. | Somerset | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2415:2344 | 44 | |
| 3. | Hampshire | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2255:2174 | 30 | |
| 4. | Kent | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2220:2238 | 30 | |
| 5. | Glamorgan | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2235:2341 | 28 | |
| 6. | Sussex | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2272:2163 | 26 | |
| 7. | Gloucestershire | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2217:2345 | 20 | |
| 8. | Middlesex | 14 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2097:2234 | 16 | |
| 9. | Essex | 14 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2111:2411 | 14 |