First-class Bowling in Australia for 1952/53 (Ordered by Average)
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| Name | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| MK Fitchett (Vic) | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| LD Duldig (SAus) | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| JM Maddox (Tas) | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| JH de Courcy (NSW) | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| CC McDonald (Aus,Vic) | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| EA Toovey (Qld) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| JE Cheetham (SAf) | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| GR Thoms (Vic) | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| GAS Innes (SAf) | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| SJ Carroll (NSW) | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | | | | |
| LE Favell (SAus) | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | | | | |
| WM Brown (Qld) | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | | | | |
| RB Sarre (WA) | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | | | | |
| RA McLean (SAf) | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | | | | |
| AS Byfield (WA) | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | | | | |
| RS Ayres (Qld) | 24 | 0 | 16 | 0 | | | | |
| JW Rutherford (WA) | 64 | 1 | 18 | 0 | | | | |
| RN Newman (Tas) | 56 | 1 | 24 | 0 | | | | |
| PL Ridings (SAus) | 72 | 3 | 25 | 0 | | | | |
| CV Holten (Vic) | 32 | 0 | 26 | 0 | | | | |
| D Tallon (Qld) | 18 | 0 | 36 | 0 | | | | |
| R Harvey (Vic) | 72 | 1 | 43 | 0 | | | | |
| KE Schmidt (Tas) | 32 | 0 | 44 | 0 | | | | |
| KA Archer (Qld) | 96 | 1 | 47 | 0 | | | | |
| KD Meuleman (WA) | 112 | 0 | 61 | 0 | | | | |
| ID Craig (Aus,NSW) | 58 | 1 | 65 | 0 | | | | |
| DI Broughton (Tas) | 64 | 0 | 83 | 0 | | | | |
| KM Jack (Qld) | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1-5 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Pinch (SAus) | 32 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1-4 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 |
| RB Strauss (WA) | 311 | 1 | 208 | 12 | 7-75 | 17.33 | 1 | 0 |
| G Noblet (Aus,SAus) | 3493 | 90 | 981 | 55 | 6-39 | 17.83 | 4 | 1 |
| RR Lindwall (Aus,NSW) | 2724 | 42 | 1077 | 58 | 5-30 | 18.56 | 2 | 0 |
| BT Considine (Vic) | 331 | 5 | 195 | 10 | 6-85 | 19.50 | 1 | 0 |
| JB Iverson (Vic) | 358 | 5 | 139 | 7 | 4-65 | 19.85 | 0 | 0 |
| KR Miller (Aus,NSW) | 1801 | 38 | 702 | 34 | 5-53 | 20.64 | 1 | 0 |
| JW Burke (NSW) | 698 | 23 | 249 | 12 | 4-11 | 20.75 | 0 | 0 |
| JC Hill (Vic) | 1780 | 56 | 635 | 29 | 7-51 | 21.89 | 1 | 0 |
| DJ McGlew (SAf) | 48 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1-5 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 |
| JL Clark (Qld) | 237 | 4 | 113 | 5 | 5-61 | 22.60 | 1 | 0 |
| AR Morris (Aus,NSW) | 192 | 1 | 115 | 5 | 3-36 | 23.00 | 0 | 0 |
| IWG Johnson (Aus,Vic) | 1948 | 47 | 743 | 32 | 5-127 | 23.21 | 1 | 0 |
| BJ Flynn (Qld) | 745 | 12 | 333 | 14 | 7-127 | 23.78 | 1 | 1 |
| JW Wilson (SAus) | 2972 | 97 | 973 | 40 | 6-55 | 24.32 | 2 | 0 |
| CL McCool (Qld) | 1329 | 19 | 586 | 24 | 6-165 | 24.41 | 1 | 0 |
| RM Pearce (NSW) | 739 | 9 | 379 | 15 | 5-57 | 25.26 | 2 | 1 |
| SJE Loxton (Vic) | 1444 | 22 | 604 | 23 | 3-42 | 26.26 | 0 | 0 |
| WA Johnston (Aus,Vic) | 4108 | 101 | 1562 | 59 | 8-52 | 26.47 | 4 | 2 |
| CW Langdon (WA) | 417 | 6 | 159 | 6 | 3-33 | 26.50 | 0 | 0 |
| ERH Fuller (SAf) | 1977 | 38 | 852 | 32 | 6-38 | 26.62 | 2 | 0 |
| AK Davidson (NSW) | 2777 | 45 | 1097 | 41 | 5-29 | 26.75 | 2 | 0 |
| JS Manning (SAus) | 2405 | 61 | 993 | 36 | 4-39 | 27.58 | 0 | 0 |
| HJ Tayfield (SAf) | 4836 | 123 | 1954 | 70 | 7-71 | 27.91 | 5 | 1 |
| HR Gorringe (WA) | 802 | 8 | 507 | 18 | 8-56 | 28.16 | 1 | 1 |
| RG Archer (Aus,Qld) | 2319 | 45 | 941 | 32 | 7-62 | 29.40 | 2 | 0 |
| RB Simpson (NSW) | 104 | 3 | 59 | 2 | 1-24 | 29.50 | 0 | 0 |
| ARA Murray (SAf) | 2721 | 93 | 1015 | 33 | 5-63 | 30.75 | 2 | 0 |
| CR Smith (Qld) | 1257 | 20 | 600 | 19 | 5-85 | 31.57 | 1 | 0 |
| R Benaud (Aus,NSW) | 2806 | 61 | 1206 | 38 | 5-87 | 31.73 | 1 | 0 |
| MG Melle (SAf) | 2725 | 35 | 1274 | 40 | 9-22 | 31.85 | 2 | 1 |
| GB Hole (Aus,SAus) | 717 | 16 | 339 | 10 | 3-32 | 33.90 | 0 | 0 |
| TF Brooks (NSW) | 358 | 5 | 176 | 5 | 4-111 | 35.20 | 0 | 0 |
| SG Barnes (NSW) | 751 | 23 | 248 | 7 | 3-24 | 35.42 | 0 | 0 |
| EE Rodwell (Tas) | 87 | 0 | 71 | 2 | 1-6 | 35.50 | 0 | 0 |
| TM Outridge (WA) | 937 | 6 | 608 | 17 | 5-78 | 35.76 | 1 | 0 |
| VN Raymer (Qld) | 1656 | 56 | 515 | 14 | 4-46 | 36.78 | 0 | 0 |
| W Hird (Tas) | 560 | 4 | 369 | 10 | 6-122 | 36.90 | 1 | 0 |
| CW Puckett (WA) | 1405 | 17 | 638 | 17 | 5-119 | 37.52 | 1 | 0 |
| JC Watkins (SAf) | 2048 | 74 | 623 | 16 | 4-41 | 38.93 | 0 | 0 |
| AK Walker (NSW) | 352 | 4 | 160 | 4 | 2-31 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| RH Price (WA) | 1658 | 36 | 728 | 18 | 4-51 | 40.44 | 0 | 0 |
| RE Garwood (Tas) | 72 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 1-41 | 41.00 | 0 | 0 |
| RR Frankish (WA) | 88 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 1-14 | 41.00 | 0 | 0 |
| PNF Mansell (SAf) | 1992 | 19 | 1029 | 25 | 6-53 | 41.16 | 1 | 0 |
| BP Grove (SAus) | 296 | 5 | 140 | 3 | 2-10 | 46.66 | 0 | 0 |
| JD Bratchford (Qld) | 288 | 4 | 142 | 3 | 3-70 | 47.33 | 0 | 0 |
| LJ Johnson (Qld) | 1251 | 34 | 427 | 9 | 3-43 | 47.44 | 0 | 0 |
| DT Ring (Aus,Vic) | 3328 | 63 | 1573 | 33 | 6-72 | 47.66 | 1 | 0 |
| RN Hiern (SAus) | 440 | 10 | 144 | 3 | 1-27 | 48.00 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ Cowley (Tas) | 559 | 1 | 347 | 7 | 4-158 | 49.57 | 0 | 0 |
| WP Dunn (WA) | 627 | 18 | 204 | 4 | 3-55 | 51.00 | 0 | 0 |
| KD Mackay (Qld) | 616 | 17 | 206 | 4 | 2-64 | 51.50 | 0 | 0 |
| AL Hassett (Aus,Vic) | 77 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 1-1 | 52.00 | 0 | 0 |
| AE Dean (Vic) | 176 | 3 | 55 | 1 | 1-30 | 55.00 | 0 | 0 |
| RC Thomas (SAus) | 1392 | 33 | 547 | 9 | 2-71 | 60.77 | 0 | 0 |
| HN Dansie (SAus) | 136 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 1-20 | 64.00 | 0 | 0 |
| EK Cotton (NSW) | 256 | 6 | 70 | 1 | 1-40 | 70.00 | 0 | 0 |
| RN Harvey (Aus,Vic) | 144 | 3 | 77 | 1 | 1-9 | 77.00 | 0 | 0 |
| DT Anderson (Tas) | 148 | 1 | 77 | 1 | 1-77 | 77.00 | 0 | 0 |
| RG Flockton (NSW) | 304 | 6 | 162 | 2 | 2-53 | 81.00 | 0 | 0 |
| HJ Keith (SAf) | 1024 | 28 | 380 | 4 | 2-54 | 95.00 | 0 | 0 |