Points system:
win: 5 points
first innings lead in a drawn match: 3 points
first innings loss in a drawn match: 1 point
Position determined by percentage of points gained to possible points.
Matches abandoned without a ball being bowled and matches in which both sides did not complete the first innings are counted as no result.
The matches Somerset v Northamptonshire at Taunton, Sussex v Surrey at Hove and Surrey v Leicestershire at The Oval were abandoned due to the outbreak of War.