| 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 |
| A Szigetvary (NS) | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1-3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| PJ Hyman (Well) | 36 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2-12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
| HM Shale (Auck) | 54 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 3-20 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 |
| RJ Signal (CD) | 78 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 1-4 | 10.50 | 0 | 0 |
| SJ Rattray (Cant) | 716 | 36 | 246 | 21 | 7-10 | 11.71 | 1 | 1 |
| EA Badham (NS) | 854 | 55 | 284 | 24 | 6-12 | 11.83 | 1 | 0 |
| SH Brown (Cant) | 1330 | 92 | 392 | 33 | 7-32 | 11.87 | 3 | 1 |
| J Lord (Well) | 802 | 37 | 276 | 20 | 5-6 | 13.80 | 2 | 0 |
| MH Peters (Well) | 1674 | 147 | 353 | 25 | 5-28 | 14.12 | 1 | 0 |
| KL Gilray (Cant) | 607 | 29 | 215 | 15 | 4-9 | 14.33 | 0 | 0 |
| CE Marett (NS) | 628 | 41 | 232 | 14 | 4-55 | 16.57 | 0 | 0 |
| CM Leighton (CD) | 649 | 28 | 301 | 18 | 6-43 | 16.72 | 1 | 0 |
| JR Dunning (NS) | 324 | 18 | 140 | 8 | 3-20 | 17.50 | 0 | 0 |
| SA Scoullar (Ot) | 324 | 14 | 176 | 10 | 5-50 | 17.60 | 1 | 0 |
| SM Gilchrist (Auck) | 1048 | 52 | 454 | 25 | 5-60 | 18.16 | 2 | 0 |
| KV Plummer (NS) | 486 | 22 | 246 | 13 | 5-23 | 18.92 | 1 | 0 |
| GL Page (Auck) | 294 | 10 | 190 | 10 | 4-61 | 19.00 | 0 | 0 |
| PM Hogue (Ot) | 247 | 4 | 155 | 8 | 4-57 | 19.37 | 0 | 0 |
| RK Joyce (Ot) | 600 | 29 | 406 | 18 | 6-14 | 22.55 | 2 | 1 |
| JP Akhurst (CD) | 516 | 19 | 250 | 11 | 3-33 | 22.72 | 0 | 0 |
| LM Fraser (Well) | 1154 | 60 | 390 | 17 | 5-45 | 22.94 | 1 | 0 |
| SL Todd (NS) | 324 | 13 | 138 | 6 | 2-14 | 23.00 | 0 | 0 |
| MG Thompson (Well) | 120 | 4 | 47 | 2 | 1-9 | 23.50 | 0 | 0 |
| J Blair (CD) | 342 | 12 | 174 | 7 | 3-55 | 24.85 | 0 | 0 |
| L Johnston (NS) | 84 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 1-25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| SA Harris (Cant) | 288 | 16 | 87 | 3 | 3-21 | 29.00 | 0 | 0 |
| CE Henshilwood (Well) | 126 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 1-14 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 |
| EA Signal (CD) | 626 | 20 | 332 | 10 | 3-54 | 33.20 | 0 | 0 |
| DA Costello (Cant) | 282 | 24 | 68 | 2 | 1-6 | 34.00 | 0 | 0 |
| CA Campbell (Ot) | 185 | 7 | 104 | 3 | 3-67 | 34.66 | 0 | 0 |
| FP Hedges (Auck) | 24 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 1-38 | 38.00 | 0 | 0 |
| LM Birkenhead (Auck) | 168 | 5 | 119 | 3 | 3-38 | 39.66 | 0 | 0 |
| DA Atterton (Well) | 780 | 30 | 321 | 8 | 4-84 | 40.12 | 0 | 0 |
| RP White (Ot) | 198 | 7 | 121 | 3 | 2-58 | 40.33 | 0 | 0 |
| PR Hookway (Auck) | 126 | 7 | 51 | 1 | 1-20 | 51.00 | 0 | 0 |
| VS Sexton (CD) | 138 | 6 | 69 | 1 | 1-29 | 69.00 | 0 | 0 |
| AK Hann (CD) | 114 | 2 | 78 | 1 | 1-23 | 78.00 | 0 | 0 |
| PA Baker (Auck) | 378 | 3 | 236 | 3 | 3-62 | 78.66 | 0 | 0 |
| MF Richardson (CD) | 210 | 11 | 90 | 1 | 1-24 | 90.00 | 0 | 0 |
| JL Hall (Ot) | 198 | 5 | 109 | 1 | 1-? | ? | 0 | 0 |
| KM Marsland (Well) | 42 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| DA Hockley (Cant) | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| EM Ryan (Auck) | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| BL Bevege (Well) | 42 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| GT Tipa (Ot) | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| A McKenna (Cant) | 48 | 2 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| SL Groves (CD) | 30 | 1 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| DH Malthus (Well) | 66 | 1 | 29 | 0 | ||||
| CA Marshall (Auck) | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||||
| MM Coughlan (Ot) | 438 | 13 | 231 | 0 |