| P | W | L | DWF | DLF | ND | Pts | |||
| 1 | Nottinghamshire | 28 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 158 | |
| 2 | Lancashire | 28 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 148 | |
| Yorkshire | 28 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 148 | ||
| 4 | Gloucestershire | 28 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 145 | |
| Sussex | 28 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 145 | ||
| 6 | Middlesex | 28 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 135 | |
| 7 | Derbyshire | 28 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 133 | |
| 8 | Kent | 28 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 132 | |
| 9 | Leicestershire | 28 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 129 | |
| 10 | Surrey | 28 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 115 | |
| 11 | Hampshire | 28 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 96 | |
| 12 | Essex | 28 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 94 | |
| 13 | Northamptonshire | 28 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 84 | |
| 14 | Warwickshire | 28 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 79 | |
| 15 | Somerset | 28 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 58 | |
| 16 | Worcestershire | 28 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 57 | |
| 17 | Glamorgan | 28 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 48 |
| Points Awarded and Column Key: | |
| Won (W): 8 | |
| Lost (L): 0 | |
| Won on 1st innings in drawn match (DWF): 5 | |
| Lost on 1st innings in drawn match (DLF): 3 | |
| No Decision on 1st innings (ND): 4 | |
| Total points (Pts) |
| Order in the table: | |
| Position of teams in the table is determined by: | |
| Total points |