| # | Team | MP | W | L | D | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Durham | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7049:5959 | 245 | |
| 2. | Kent | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6661:6698 | 192 | |
| 3. | Northamptonshire | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6752:6575 | 183 | |
| 4. | Middlesex | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6467:5879 | 148 | |
| 5. | Worcestershire | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5969:6250 | 147 | |
| 6. | Derbyshire | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6014:6505 | 143 | |
| 7. | Lancashire | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4849:5720 | 103 | |
| 8. | Gloucestershire | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6230:6405 | 94 |