An unbeaten century from Alastair Cook made sure Essex avenged their 10-wicket defeat by Yorkshire in the first Clydesdale Bank 40 League match of the season by gaining a comfortable seven-wicket victory in the return fixture at Headingley
| Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SOM | 12 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 1.491 |
| SUSS | 12 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 0.903 |
| SUR | 12 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -0.006 |
| LANCS | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -0.315 |
| WORCS | 12 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -0.196 |
| UNI | 12 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -0.47 |
| GLAM | 12 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -1.585 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| YORKS | 12 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 0.384 |
| ESSEX | 12 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 0.314 |
| GLOUC | 12 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 0.659 |
| DERBS | 12 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -0.037 |
| NHNTS | 12 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -0.038 |
| MIDDX | 12 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -0.445 |
| NED | 12 | 1 | 10 | 3 | -0.999 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| WARKS | 12 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 0.314 |
| KENT | 12 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 0.774 |
| NOTTS | 12 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 0.348 |
| HANTS | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.006 |
| DURH | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.262 |
| LEICS | 12 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -0.22 |
| SCOT | 12 | 2 | 10 | 4 | -1.225 |
