| 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 |
| J Carlton (NM) | 1591 | 63 | 662 | 60 | 10-40 | 11.03 | 6 | 2 |
| A Fenton (StK) | 1565 | 59 | 777 | 35 | 7-120 | 22.20 | 3 | 0 |
| DH McLeod (Univ) | 1974 | 87 | 910 | 34 | 7-62 | 26.76 | 5 | 1 |
| PG McShane (StK) | 1500 | 55 | 715 | 33 | 6-25 | 21.66 | 2 | 1 |
| JF Giller (SM) | 736 | 26 | 483 | 31 | 7-86 | 15.58 | 3 | 1 |
| FJ Laver (EM) | 1289 | 70 | 487 | 31 | 5-36 | 15.70 | 3 | 0 |
| W Roche (Melb) | 1296 | 69 | 490 | 30 | 7-54 | 16.33 | 3 | 1 |
| R Mitchell (Fitz) | 742 | 14 | 610 | 26 | 7-39 | 23.46 | 1 | 1 |
| J Pullar (Carl) | 377 | 12 | 290 | 25 | 6-30 | 12.08 | 2 | 0 |
| W Hannah (Carl) | 720 | 32 | 369 | 23 | 5-57 | 17.57 | 1 | 0 |
| WT Gregory (Rich) | 1024 | 32 | 501 | 22 | 8-26 | 22.77 | 1 | 1 |
| J Worrall (Carl) | 402 | 9 | 197 | 19 | 6-17 | 10.94 | 1 | 0 |
| W Bruce (Melb) | 742 | 37 | 254 | 17 | 5-19 | 14.94 | 1 | 0 |
| WG Ingleton (SM) | 706 | 27 | 292 | 17 | 7-78 | 17.17 | 1 | 0 |
| HC Maplestone (NM) | 793 | 34 | 311 | 17 | 3-4 | 18.29 | 0 | 0 |
| H Trumble (Melb) | 866 | 43 | 340 | 17 | 6-60 | 20.00 | 1 | 0 |
| CE McLeod (Melb) | 1220 | 78 | 331 | 16 | 4-53 | 20.68 | 0 | 0 |
| G Beacham (Fitz) | 394 | 1 | 251 | 15 | 8-73 | 16.73 | 2 | 0 |
| E Twentyman (Fitz) | 438 | 11 | 276 | 15 | 4-24 | 18.40 | 0 | 0 |
| AE Trott (EM) | 1111 | 57 | 465 | 15 | 4-88 | 31.00 | 0 | 0 |
| FW Rolfe (Carl) | 526 | 29 | 190 | 14 | 4-24 | 14.61 | 0 | 0 |
| JL Lynes (EM) | 421 | 8 | 220 | 14 | 6-40 | 15.71 | 1 | 0 |
| RW McLeod (Melb) | 1017 | 63 | 295 | 14 | 4-53 | 21.07 | 0 | 0 |
| J Harry (EM) | 766 | 39 | 340 | 14 | 4-65 | 24.28 | 0 | 0 |
| W Over (Rich) | 1041 | 55 | 424 | 14 | 6-57 | 30.28 | 1 | 0 |
| RTB Kelly (Rich) | 1272 | 43 | 695 | 14 | 4-73 | 49.64 | 0 | 0 |
| BCE Kemp (SM) | 528 | 18 | 298 | 13 | 3-33 | 22.92 | 0 | 0 |
| GHS Trott (SM) | 431 | 4 | 342 | 12 | 5-94 | 28.50 | 1 | 0 |
| WT Ahern (StK) | 613 | 26 | 360 | 12 | 5-24 | 30.00 | 1 | 0 |
| AM Wade (Rich) | 950 | 33 | 510 | 12 | 3-31 | 42.50 | 0 | 0 |
| RC Meares (Univ) | 876 | 36 | 564 | 12 | 3-52 | 47.00 | 0 | 0 |
| EE Bean (NM) | 586 | 24 | 260 | 11 | 5-31 | 23.63 | 1 | 0 |
| LJ McClelland (NM) | 300 | 19 | 81 | 9 | 5-42 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 |
| J Marshall (SM) | 450 | 41 | 115 | 9 | 7-36 | 12.77 | 1 | 0 |
| J Phillips (Melb) | 354 | 13 | 146 | 9 | 3-34 | 16.22 | 0 | 0 |
| A Watson (Rich) | 324 | 11 | 185 | 9 | 6-49 | 20.55 | 1 | 0 |
| C Lewis (Univ) | 468 | 10 | 275 | 9 | 4-208 | 30.55 | 0 | 0 |
| A Fortescue (Carl) | 276 | 3 | 183 | 8 | 3-57 | 22.87 | 0 | 0 |
| H Chrystal (EM) | 654 | 24 | 290 | 8 | 3-58 | 36.25 | 0 | 0 |
| J Drysdale (Fitz) | 414 | 8 | 309 | 8 | 3-47 | 38.62 | 0 | 0 |
| C Letcher (Carl) | 461 | 14 | 193 | 7 | 6-54 | 27.57 | 1 | 0 |
| KJ MacKinnon (Univ) | 226 | 4 | 245 | 7 | 4-42 | 35.00 | 0 | 0 |
| M Fitzgerald (Univ) | 772 | 27 | 369 | 7 | 2-33 | 52.71 | 0 | 0 |
| JAJ Russ (StK) | 311 | 6 | 183 | 6 | 3-61 | 30.50 | 0 | 0 |
| R Russell (StK) | 246 | 2 | 222 | 6 | 5-70 | 37.00 | 1 | 0 |
| A Green (Rich) | 606 | 26 | 257 | 6 | 2-64 | 42.83 | 0 | 0 |
| GE Palmer (SM) | 684 | 29 | 287 | 6 | 2-34 | 57.40 | 0 | 0 |
| JP O'Halloran (Melb) | 238 | 16 | 62 | 5 | 3-28 | 12.40 | 0 | 0 |
| JV Saunders (NM) | 243 | 10 | 112 | 5 | 1-7 | 22.40 | 0 | 0 |
| P Costello (EM) | 540 | 23 | 220 | 5 | 2-38 | 44.00 | 0 | 0 |
| JG Leith (Carl) | 70 | 1 | 74 | 4 | 4-31 | 18.50 | 0 | 0 |
| AP Haddrick (Rich) | 817 | 26 | 335 | 4 | 2-106 | 83.75 | 0 | 0 |
| M Ellis (Fitz) | 456 | 7 | 335 | 4 | 2-36 | 83.75 | 0 | 0 |
| D Mailer (StK) | 132 | 8 | 49 | 3 | 3-49 | 16.33 | 0 | 0 |
| RS Houston (NM) | 126 | 0 | 56 | 3 | 1-11 | 18.66 | 0 | 0 |
| HJ Fry (Melb) | 18 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2-9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 |
| AW Dunlop (StK) | 42 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 2-7 | 19.50 | 0 | 0 |
| JC McKirdy (Fitz) | 168 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 2-40 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| T Tatchell (SM) | 66 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 2-31 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 |
| WE O'Hara (Univ) | 80 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 2-47 | 23.50 | 0 | 0 |
| S Morris (SM) | 84 | 4 | 56 | 2 | 2-21 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 |
| WA Schmidt (Fitz) | 83 | 2 | 60 | 2 | 2-37 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 |
| P O'Loughlin (Fitz) | 96 | 0 | 82 | 2 | 1-26 | 41.00 | 0 | 0 |
| AR Carlton (NM) | 162 | 1 | 86 | 2 | 2-64 | 43.00 | 0 | 0 |
| TA McLean (Univ) | 330 | 12 | 121 | 2 | 1-48 | 60.50 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Quirk (Univ) | 180 | 2 | 158 | 2 | 2-62 | 79.00 | 0 | 0 |
| EJ Keogh (StK) | 270 | 2 | 160 | 2 | 1-17 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Baker (Rich) | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1-4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| GA Bean (NM) | 48 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1-20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| CG Wilson (StK) | 84 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 1-0 | 26.00 | 0 | 0 |
| IS Drape (NM) | 54 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 1-26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Smith (Fitz) | 30 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1-10 | 27.00 | 0 | 0 |
| DS Drape (Carl) | 126 | 8 | 42 | 1 | 1-25 | 42.00 | 0 | 0 |
| R Hosie (Rich) | 54 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 1-48 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Alsop (Univ) | 72 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 1-41 | 64.00 | 0 | 0 |
| C Henry (Univ) | 168 | 4 | 140 | 1 | 1-140 | 140.00 | 0 | 0 |
| AA Aitken (Melb) | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| DH McIlwraith (Melb) | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| JT Howlett (EM) | 30 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| E Brooks (SM) | 30 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| FE Chesswas (Fitz) | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| H McLean (Univ) | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| WN Wauhope (Fitz) | 24 | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| H Graham (Melb) | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| D Sutherland (Univ) | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| WA Tarrant (Fitz) | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| E Howes (Rich) | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| R Mailer (Fitz) | 48 | 3 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| FD Hatch (StK) | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| PM Lewis (EM) | 24 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| H Morton (Rich) | 30 | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| RF Waugh (NM) | 30 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| JT Hayes (Fitz) | 42 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| EA Barrett (SM) | 24 | 1 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| AA Love (Univ) | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| AS Carter (EM) | 42 | 1 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| WH Williams (StK) | 54 | 4 | 29 | 0 | ||||
| G Stuckey (NM) | 42 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||||
| AE Johns (Univ) | 36 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||||
| HE Edwards (Rich) | 78 | 2 | 44 | 0 | ||||
| H Wells (Rich) | 60 | 1 | 46 | 0 | ||||
| TS Warne (Carl) | 102 | 3 | 49 | 0 | ||||
| H Taylor (StK) | 42 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||||
| AHN Fox (Carl) | 84 | 4 | 55 | 0 | ||||
| EC Osborne (Univ) | 132 | 4 | 63 | 0 | ||||
| LJ Keogh (Rich) | 90 | 3 | 68 | 0 |