| 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 |
| C Pringle (Auck) | 748 | 34 | 334 | 28 | 9-33 | 11.92 | 2 | 1 |
| HJ Kember (Cant) | 1062 | 57 | 361 | 25 | 6-46 | 14.44 | 1 | 0 |
| AR Caddick (Cant) | 580 | 33 | 226 | 22 | 5-32 | 10.27 | 3 | 0 |
| WA Heads (Ot) | 882 | 56 | 438 | 19 | 5-28 | 23.05 | 1 | 0 |
| MJ Kimber (Auck) | 1026 | 55 | 364 | 18 | 6-44 | 20.22 | 1 | 0 |
| MC Goodson (CD) | 452 | 20 | 284 | 16 | 6-70 | 17.75 | 2 | 0 |
| MH Richardson (Auck) | 701 | 22 | 314 | 15 | 5-59 | 20.93 | 1 | 0 |
| SA Thomson (ND) | 936 | 43 | 315 | 15 | 6-55 | 21.00 | 1 | 0 |
| SP Dempster (CD) | 670 | 37 | 319 | 15 | 4-81 | 21.26 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Gale (Ot) | 708 | 33 | 341 | 15 | 5-33 | 22.73 | 1 | 0 |
| DLT Mills (Cant) | 708 | 50 | 273 | 14 | 6-59 | 19.50 | 1 | 0 |
| M Darlington (ND) | 552 | 18 | 308 | 14 | 6-79 | 22.00 | 1 | 0 |
| B Harrison (Cant) | 354 | 16 | 172 | 9 | 4-29 | 19.11 | 0 | 0 |
| DG Read (Cant) | 366 | 25 | 114 | 8 | 3-8 | 14.25 | 0 | 0 |
| K O'Meara (Well) | 526 | 27 | 247 | 8 | 5-88 | 30.87 | 1 | 0 |
| MR James (Well) | 630 | 28 | 289 | 8 | 4-60 | 36.12 | 0 | 0 |
| LJ Bunyan (Auck) | 391 | 12 | 157 | 7 | 4-40 | 22.42 | 0 | 0 |
| H Paynter (ND) | 346 | 12 | 166 | 7 | 4-21 | 23.71 | 0 | 0 |
| AP Brookland (Ot) | 377 | 16 | 173 | 6 | 3-41 | 28.83 | 0 | 0 |
| CS Yorston (CD) | 456 | 12 | 257 | 6 | 2-62 | 42.83 | 0 | 0 |
| SJ Hotter (Well) | 366 | 5 | 177 | 5 | 2-31 | 35.40 | 0 | 0 |
| A Somani (ND) | 444 | 16 | 225 | 5 | 3-60 | 45.00 | 0 | 0 |
| AGJ Fraser (Well) | 726 | 30 | 298 | 5 | 2-55 | 59.60 | 0 | 0 |
| SJ Peterson (Auck) | 216 | 9 | 91 | 4 | 3-45 | 22.75 | 0 | 0 |
| PW Laurie (Auck) | 174 | 8 | 127 | 4 | 2-15 | 31.75 | 0 | 0 |
| GJ de Joux (Cant) | 253 | 12 | 132 | 4 | 2-22 | 33.00 | 0 | 0 |
| GA Collinge (CD) | 330 | 15 | 171 | 4 | 1-17 | 42.75 | 0 | 0 |
| GR Jonas (Well) | 318 | 8 | 202 | 4 | 1-32 | 50.50 | 0 | 0 |
| G Patterson (ND) | 180 | 5 | 75 | 3 | 1-12 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| GD Strang (Ot) | 282 | 10 | 133 | 3 | 1-36 | 44.33 | 0 | 0 |
| S Limmer (ND) | 288 | 9 | 164 | 3 | 1-23 | 54.66 | 0 | 0 |
| PL Mochan (CD) | 384 | 21 | 165 | 3 | 2-52 | 55.00 | 0 | 0 |
| JD Wells (Well) | 462 | 9 | 284 | 3 | 3-100 | 94.66 | 0 | 0 |
| MA Hastings (Cant) | 108 | 11 | 34 | 2 | 1-0 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 |
| RK Brown (CD) | 125 | 5 | 65 | 2 | 1-15 | 32.50 | 0 | 0 |
| L Skinner (Auck) | 222 | 7 | 136 | 2 | 1-18 | 68.00 | 0 | 0 |
| B Murtagh (Well) | 12 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1-15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 |
| AP Flannery (Ot) | 96 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 1-35 | 35.00 | 0 | 0 |
| R Armour (Auck) | 108 | 3 | 55 | 1 | 1-55 | 55.00 | 0 | 0 |
| R Bannister (CD) | 78 | 2 | 60 | 1 | 1-35 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Pawson (CD) | 222 | 16 | 67 | 1 | 1-37 | 67.00 | 0 | 0 |
| GO Sims (Ot) | 132 | 2 | 91 | 1 | 1-53 | 91.00 | 0 | 0 |
| M Griffin (Ot) | 240 | 8 | 108 | 1 | 1-29 | 108.00 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Hore (Ot) | 234 | 7 | 151 | 1 | 1-21 | 151.00 | 0 | 0 |
| MW Douglas (CD) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| DB Goodall (CD) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| B Gibson (Ot) | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| J Kilworth (Cant) | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| R Leishman (ND) | 48 | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| R Williams (Well) | 162 | 4 | 77 | 0 |