| # | Group A | MP | W | L | D | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lancashire | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1663:1676 | 16 | |
| 2. | Leicestershire | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1610:1459 | 16 | |
| 3. | Nottinghamshire | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1485:1512 | 16 | |
| 4. | Surrey | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1706:1631 | 16 | |
| 5. | Kent | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1484:1584 | 12 | |
| 6. | Northamptonshire | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1673:1613 | 8 | |
| 7. | Somerset | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1385:1391 | 8 | |
| 8. | Warwickshire | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1424:1501 | 8 | |
| 9. | Gloucestershire | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1597:1660 | 4 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | L | D | N/R | R | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Yorkshire | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1675:1565 | 20 | |
| 2. | Durham | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1351:1275 | 16 | |
| 3. | Middlesex | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1184:948 | 16 | |
| 4. | Essex | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1831:1761 | 12 | |
| 5. | Hampshire | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1577:1600 | 12 | |
| 6. | Worcestershire | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1243:1341 | 12 | |
| 7. | Derbyshire | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1560:1346 | 8 | |
| 8. | Glamorgan | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1626:1758 | 4 | |
| 9. | Sussex | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1160:1613 | 4 |