| P | W | L | LWF | LTF | DW1 | DL1 | DWF | DTF | DLF | ND | A | BatBP | Pts | |||
| 1 | Surrey | 28 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 212 | |
| 2 | Hampshire | 28 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 186 | |
| 3 | Somerset | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 174 | |
| 4 | Northamptonshire | 28 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 160 | |
| 5 | Derbyshire | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 151 | |
| 6 | Essex | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 146 | |
| 7 | Lancashire | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 142 | |
| 8 | Kent | 28 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 139 | |
| 9 | Worcestershire | 28 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 134 | |
| 10 | Middlesex | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 130 | |
| 11 | Yorkshire | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 126 | |
| 12 | Leicestershire | 28 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 104 | |
| 13 | Sussex | 28 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 102 | |
| 14 | Gloucestershire | 28 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 89 | |
| 15 | Glamorgan | 28 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 82 | |
| 16 | Warwickshire | 28 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 68 | |
| 17 | Nottinghamshire | 28 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 50 |
| Points Awarded and Column Key: | |
| Won (W): 12 | |
| Lost (L): 0 | |
| Lost but won on 1st innings (LWF): 2 | |
| Lost but tied on 1st innings (LTF): 1 | |
| Won on 1st innings in drawn match played under 1-day rules (DW1): 8 | |
| Lost on 1st innings in drawn match played under 1-day rules (DL1): 0 | |
| Won on 1st innings in drawn match (DWF): 2 | |
| Tied on 1st innings in drawn match (DTF): 1 | |
| Lost on 1st innings in drawn match (DLF): 0 | |
| No Decision on 1st innings (ND): 0 | |
| Abandoned without a ball bowled (A): 0 | |
| Batting Bonus Points (BatBP) | |
| Total points (Pts) |
| Order in the table: | |
| Position of teams in the table is determined by: | |
| Total points | |
| Won | |
| Batting Bonus Points |