| # | Team | MP | W | L | D | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Durham | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7542:6356 | 258 | |
| 2. | Kent | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7134:7168 | 211 | |
| 3. | Northamptonshire | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7140:6964 | 191 | |
| 4. | Middlesex | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6856:6267 | 167 | |
| 5. | Worcestershire | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6389:6495 | 166 | |
| 6. | Derbyshire | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6259:6925 | 150 | |
| 7. | Lancashire | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5246:6213 | 114 | |
| 8. | Gloucestershire | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6700:6878 | 97 |