Note: Northamptonshire gained five points instead of two in drawn match when scores finished level and they were batting.
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | No Dec | 1st inn lead match L | 1st inn lead match D | Points |
| 1 | Yorkshire | 28 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 144 |
| 2 | Glamorgan | 28 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 124 |
| 3 | Somerset | 28 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 118 |
| =4 | Sussex | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 116 |
| =4 | Warwickshire | 28 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 116 |
| 6 | Middlesex | 28 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 106 |
| 7 | Northamptonshire | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 105 |
| 8 | Gloucestershire | 28 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 100 |
| 9 | Nottinghamshire | 28 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 82 |
| 10 | Hampshire | 28 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 80 |
| 11 | Surrey | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 74 |
| 12 | Essex | 28 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 70 |
| 13 | Kent | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 68 |
| 14 | Worcestershire | 28 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 60 |
| 15 | Lancashire | 28 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 58 |
| 16 | Leicestershire | 28 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 40 |
| 17 | Derbyshire | 28 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 28 |
Source: Wikipedia