| P | W | L | DWF | DTF | DLF | ND | A | Pts | |||
| 1 | Yorkshire | 28 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 287 | |
| 2 | Gloucestershire | 28 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 219 | |
| 3 | Kent | 28 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 216 | |
| 4 | Sussex | 28 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 205 | |
| 5 | Nottinghamshire | 28 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 202 | |
| 6 | Lancashire | 28 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 174 | |
| 7 | Derbyshire | 28 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 170 | |
| 8 | Surrey | 28 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 162 | |
| 9 | Warwickshire | 28 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 156 | |
| 10 | Essex | 28 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 146 | |
| 11 | Middlesex | 28 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 142 | |
| 12 | Hampshire | 28 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 129 | |
| 13 | Somerset | 28 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 128 | |
| 14 | Worcestershire | 28 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 124 | |
| 15 | Glamorgan | 28 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 105 | |
| 16 | Leicestershire | 28 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 103 | |
| 17 | Northamptonshire | 28 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 76 |
| Points Awarded and Column Key: | |
| Won (W): 15 | |
| Lost (L): 0 | |
| Won on 1st innings in drawn match (DWF): 5 | |
| Tied on 1st innings in drawn match (DTF): 4 | |
| Lost on 1st innings in drawn match (DLF): 3 | |
| No Decision on 1st innings (ND): 4 | |
| Abandoned without a ball bowled (A): 4 | |
| Total points (Pts) |
| Order in the table: | |
| Position of teams in the table is determined by: | |
| Total points |