| # | North | MP | W | D | L | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nottinghamshire | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1325:1283 | 16 | |
| 2. | Lancashire | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1167:1220 | 12 | |
| 3. | Leicestershire | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1082:1032 | 11 | |
| 4. | Durham | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1451:1385 | 9 | |
| 5. | Yorkshire | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1376:1305 | 8 | |
| 6. | Derbyshire | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1202:1378 | 4 | |
| 7. | Northamptonshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 | |
| 8. | Worcestershire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 | |
| 9. | Warwickshire / Birmingham Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 | |
| # | South | MP | W | D | L | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Surrey | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1388:1340 | 16 | |
| 2. | Sussex | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1488:1478 | 13 | |
| 3. | Kent | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1594:1566 | 12 | |
| 4. | Middlesex | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1444:1471 | 8 | |
| 5. | Essex | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1464:1447 | 6 | |
| 6. | Hampshire | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1237:1313 | 5 | |
| 7. | Glamorgan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 | |
| 8. | Gloucestershire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 | |
| 9. | Somerset | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 | |
| # | Central | MP | W | D | L | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Gloucestershire | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1565:1390 | 15 | |
| 2. | Northamptonshire | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1369:1365 | 11 | |
| 3. | Warwickshire / Birmingham Bears | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1284:1411 | 11 | |
| 4. | Somerset | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1492:1415 | 9 | |
| 5. | Glamorgan | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1312:1355 | 9 | |
| 6. | Worcestershire | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1540:1626 | 5 |