| Runs conceded are not known for all matches For each bowler, the average is computed taking into account only the runs and wickets in matches where his runs conceded are known |
| Name | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| LM Crocker (ND) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1-3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| MD Crowe (Auck) | 127 | 3 | 48 | 6 | 6-48 | 8.00 | 1 | 0 |
| SN Bateman (Cant) | 570 | 23 | 194 | 21 | 5-34 | 9.23 | 2 | 0 |
| RI Leggat (Cant) | 408 | 15 | 109 | 9 | 3-30 | 12.11 | 0 | 0 |
| BP Bracewell (CD) | 318 | 8 | 135 | 10 | 7-42 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 |
| GK Robertson (CD) | 448 | 11 | 177 | 13 | 6-32 | 13.61 | 2 | 0 |
| VR Brown (Cant) | 128 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 1-4 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 |
| JG Boyle (Cant) | 121 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 1-2 | 14.33 | 0 | 0 |
| RL Thomas (CD) | 192 | 3 | 89 | 6 | 3-17 | 14.83 | 0 | 0 |
| GI Cummins (Cant) | 398 | 14 | 134 | 9 | 5-48 | 14.88 | 1 | 0 |
| DR McEwan (Well) | 104 | 3 | 47 | 3 | 3-47 | 15.66 | 0 | 0 |
| JG Bracewell (Ot) | 534 | 9 | 305 | 18 | 6-51 | 16.94 | 2 | 0 |
| CP Jayasinha (CD) | 48 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1-17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 |
| ATR Hellaby (Auck) | 424 | 15 | 173 | 10 | 4-48 | 17.30 | 0 | 0 |
| PA Stoyanoff (Well) | 374 | 5 | 191 | 10 | 4-41 | 19.10 | 0 | 0 |
| CS Jackson (Ot) | 304 | 5 | 191 | 10 | 4-42 | 19.10 | 0 | 0 |
| MC Snedden (Auck) | 368 | 11 | 116 | 6 | 5-40 | 19.33 | 1 | 0 |
| KJ White (ND) | 144 | 3 | 59 | 3 | 3-27 | 19.66 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Hunt (Auck) | 296 | 5 | 171 | 8 | 4-75 | 21.37 | 0 | 0 |
| GN Cederwall (Well) | 492 | 9 | 236 | 11 | 5-48 | 21.45 | 1 | 0 |
| WP Fowler (ND) | 504 | 9 | 238 | 11 | 3-49 | 21.63 | 0 | 0 |
| PS Briasco (CD) | 216 | 3 | 89 | 4 | 3-18 | 22.25 | 0 | 0 |
| MB Simmonds (ND) | 336 | 6 | 135 | 6 | 5-48 | 22.50 | 1 | 0 |
| CM Presland (ND) | 34 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 1-17 | 22.50 | 0 | 0 |
| S Lamb (Ot) | 192 | 2 | 143 | 6 | 2-22 | 23.83 | 0 | 0 |
| JAR de Latour (ND) | 240 | 3 | 121 | 5 | 4-73 | 24.20 | 0 | 0 |
| RG White (Well) | 440 | 11 | 197 | 8 | 3-61 | 24.62 | 0 | 0 |
| SR McNally (Cant) | 420 | 15 | 130 | 5 | 2-24 | 26.00 | 0 | 0 |
| R Gray (ND) | 304 | 7 | 136 | 5 | 4-47 | 27.20 | 0 | 0 |
| RP Brazendale (Auck) | 120 | 1 | 55 | 2 | 1-10 | 27.50 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Richardson (Well) | 64 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1-20 | 29.00 | 0 | 0 |
| G Smith (Ot) | 176 | 2 | 80 | 2 | 1-23 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| WB Berry (Ot) | 112 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 1-15 | 41.00 | 0 | 0 |
| B Wardrope (Auck) | 240 | 5 | 144 | 3 | 2-48 | 48.00 | 0 | 0 |
| J MacDonald (CD) | 96 | 4 | 53 | 1 | 1-35 | 53.00 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ White (ND) | 128 | 0 | 102 | 1 | 1-74 | 102.00 | 0 | 0 |
| T Dunn (Ot) | 200 | 1 | 96 | 1 | 1-? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| DF Oakley (Well) | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| C Neilson (ND) | 24 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| BG Cooper (ND) | 40 | 1 | 35 | 0 | ||||
| TW Evison (Well) | 56 | 1 | 41 | 0 | ||||
| SR Barnden (Well) | 56 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||||
| WM Aberhart (CD) | 144 | 5 | 47 | 0 | ||||
| RB Reid (Well) | 80 | 0 | 54 | 0 |