M       W       L      D       Pts
1       Surrey          16      12       2      2       10
2       Lancashire      15       8       4      3        4
3       Middlesex       16       8       5      3        3
4       Nottinghamshire 14       5       4      5        1
5       Kent            15       4       5      6       -1
        Somerset        12       5       6      1       -1
7       Sussex          14       4       7      3       -3
8       Yorkshire       16       5      10      1       -5
9       Gloucestershire 16       2      10      4       -8