| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yorkshire | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8307:7707 | 286 | |
| 2. | Middlesex | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7880:7410 | 218 | |
| 3. | Nottinghamshire | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8666:7276 | 211 | |
| 4. | Durham | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8088:8205 | 188 | |
| 5. | Warwickshire / Birmingham Bears | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7168:7675 | 186 | |
| 6. | Somerset | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7653:8069 | 183 | |
| 7. | Hampshire | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7737:7984 | 163 | |
| 8. | Sussex | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8194:8444 | 161 | |
| 9. | Worcestershire | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7191:8114 | 151 |