| 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 |
| EE Blackie (Ot) | 222 | 7 | 176 | 9 | 3-52 | 19.55 | 0 | 0 |
| P Blackler (Cant) | 450 | 26 | 177 | 20 | 8-24 | 8.85 | 2 | 1 |
| VE Burt (Auck) | 281 | 16 | 89 | 8 | 3-27 | 11.12 | 0 | 0 |
| DN Cliffe (Auck) | 30 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| VR Coutts (Well) | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| D de Clive Lowe (Auck) | 222 | 10 | 90 | 4 | 2-6 | 22.50 | 0 | 0 |
| RH Dickson (Cant) | 203 | 14 | 85 | 8 | 3-14 | 10.62 | 0 | 0 |
| JW Francis (Well) | 627 | 47 | 127 | 10 | 4-44 | 12.70 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Fulford (Well) | 372 | 25 | 102 | 7 | 3-18 | 14.57 | 0 | 0 |
| BE Fuller (Well) | 114 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 1-16 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 |
| CM Garland (Ot) | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| GP Gooder (Auck) | 198 | 5 | 125 | 11 | 5-33 | 11.36 | 2 | 1 |
| JC Hatcher (Well) | 42 | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| NM Haynes (Cant) | 42 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 2-11 | 9.66 | 0 | 0 |
| ZE Hocking (Cant) | 60 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2-17 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 |
| PM Holley (Ot) | 84 | 0 | 63 | 0 | ||||
| IM Lamason (Well) | 503 | 23 | 185 | 17 | 4-26 | 10.88 | 0 | 0 |
| A McCormack (Ot) | 66 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 2-18 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 |
| RU McKenzie (Auck) | 366 | 19 | 155 | 6 | 3-57 | 25.83 | 0 | 0 |
| A McLeod (Ot) | 54 | 1 | 43 | 0 | ||||
| PN Moore (Cant) | 234 | 10 | 120 | 6 | 5-42 | 20.00 | 1 | 0 |
| EG Nicolson (Auck) | 30 | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| EA Paton (Ot) | 312 | 6 | 126 | 4 | 2-44 | 31.50 | 0 | 0 |
| DMM Robinson (Ot) | 116 | 2 | 70 | 5 | 5-32 | 14.00 | 1 | 0 |
| PD Robinson (Auck) | 36 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1-13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 |
| VE Russell (Cant) | 108 | 7 | 46 | 2 | 1-16 | 23.00 | 0 | 0 |
| M Scott (Ot) | 252 | 2 | 125 | 1 | 1-53 | 125.00 | 0 | 0 |
| HM Steere (Cant) | 36 | 3 | 25 | 0 | ||||
| GA Sutherland (Well) | 390 | 20 | 89 | 5 | 2-11 | 17.80 | 0 | 0 |
| SJ Thorner (Well) | 282 | 17 | 72 | 2 | 1-13 | 36.00 | 0 | 0 |
| I van Leyden (Auck) | 234 | 13 | 117 | 6 | 2-18 | 19.50 | 0 | 0 |
| N Walker (Auck) | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| MMW Wise (Auck) | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 |