First-class Bowling in Australia for 1958/59 (Ordered by Average)
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| Name | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| BN Jarman (SAus) | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| LE Favell (Aus,SAus) | 40 | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| RG Stokes (Tas) | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| BK Shepherd (WA) | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| PJP Burge (Aus,Qld) | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| WJ Saunders (NSW) | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | | | | |
| KHD Kendall (Vic) | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | | | | |
| ATW Grout (Aus,Qld) | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | | | | |
| WM Lawry (Vic) | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | | | | |
| IB Oxenford (Qld) | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | | | | |
| SJ Carroll (NSW) | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | | | | |
| GO Connor (WA) | 24 | 0 | 13 | 0 | | | | |
| WJ Watson (NSW) | 16 | 0 | 18 | 0 | | | | |
| KD Meuleman (WA) | 40 | 1 | 21 | 0 | | | | |
| JJ McLaughlin (Qld) | 40 | 1 | 25 | 0 | | | | |
| JC Lill (SAus) | 40 | 1 | 27 | 0 | | | | |
| CA Milton (Eng,MCC) | 32 | 1 | 33 | 0 | | | | |
| D Harris (SAus) | 64 | 2 | 39 | 0 | | | | |
| RA Cameron (SAus) | 88 | 0 | 40 | 0 | | | | |
| J Potter (Vic) | 48 | 0 | 41 | 0 | | | | |
| R Harvey (Vic) | 72 | 0 | 42 | 0 | | | | |
| DG Muddle (Qld) | 152 | 2 | 73 | 0 | | | | |
| J Drennan (SAus) | 272 | 4 | 115 | 0 | | | | |
| MT Vernon (WA) | 117 | 3 | 47 | 4 | 3-15 | 11.75 | 0 | 0 |
| HWH Rigg (WA) | 16 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1-13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 |
| FM Misson (NSW) | 240 | 9 | 95 | 6 | 3-31 | 15.83 | 0 | 0 |
| JC Laker (Eng,MCC) | 2257 | 63 | 655 | 38 | 5-31 | 17.23 | 3 | 1 |
| JW O'Reilly (NSW) | 89 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 2-32 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 |
| AK Davidson (Aus,NSW) | 2751 | 77 | 865 | 47 | 6-64 | 18.40 | 1 | 0 |
| RG Archer (Qld) | 104 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 3-32 | 18.66 | 0 | 0 |
| R Benaud (Aus,NSW) | 4477 | 146 | 1579 | 82 | 7-32 | 19.25 | 6 | 1 |
| PJ Loader (Eng,MCC) | 1359 | 30 | 507 | 26 | 4-23 | 19.50 | 0 | 0 |
| JB Statham (Eng,MCC) | 1673 | 30 | 549 | 28 | 7-47 | 19.60 | 2 | 0 |
| RR Lindwall (Aus,Qld) | 2108 | 45 | 822 | 40 | 7-92 | 20.55 | 2 | 0 |
| AJ Aylett (Vic) | 64 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 1-11 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 |
| CN Crompton (Vic) | 153 | 1 | 85 | 4 | 2-11 | 21.25 | 0 | 0 |
| I Meckiff (Aus,Vic) | 2026 | 50 | 768 | 36 | 6-38 | 21.33 | 1 | 0 |
| GF Rorke (Aus,NSW) | 2091 | 47 | 738 | 34 | 6-52 | 21.70 | 2 | 0 |
| FS Trueman (Eng,MCC) | 2121 | 30 | 823 | 37 | 5-42 | 22.24 | 2 | 0 |
| KD Mackay (Aus,Qld) | 1512 | 56 | 410 | 18 | 5-51 | 22.77 | 1 | 0 |
| CEJ Guest (Vic) | 1029 | 17 | 486 | 21 | 5-37 | 23.14 | 1 | 0 |
| PG Trethewey (SAus) | 2207 | 33 | 914 | 39 | 7-69 | 23.43 | 3 | 1 |
| TJ Cowley (Tas) | 352 | 10 | 147 | 6 | 5-92 | 24.50 | 1 | 0 |
| CJ Pinch (SAus) | 56 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1-9 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| DE Hoare (WA) | 1481 | 26 | 726 | 29 | 6-85 | 25.03 | 3 | 0 |
| RB Strauss (WA) | 2235 | 41 | 928 | 35 | 5-39 | 26.51 | 3 | 0 |
| RA Gaunt (WA) | 1449 | 26 | 672 | 24 | 6-81 | 28.00 | 1 | 0 |
| BM Hurn (SAus) | 571 | 5 | 312 | 11 | 5-62 | 28.36 | 1 | 0 |
| WT Walmsley (Qld) | 1542 | 21 | 744 | 26 | 6-56 | 28.61 | 1 | 0 |
| JL Salmon (Vic) | 424 | 8 | 176 | 6 | 2-31 | 29.33 | 0 | 0 |
| GAR Lock (Eng,MCC) | 2681 | 65 | 973 | 33 | 6-29 | 29.48 | 2 | 0 |
| EN Richardson (Tas) | 408 | 6 | 182 | 6 | 2-51 | 30.33 | 0 | 0 |
| JW Burke (Aus,NSW) | 1362 | 40 | 431 | 14 | 4-52 | 30.78 | 0 | 0 |
| RA Hitchcox (SAus) | 2096 | 34 | 884 | 28 | 6-71 | 31.57 | 2 | 0 |
| LT Hill (SAus) | 352 | 8 | 129 | 4 | 2-55 | 32.25 | 0 | 0 |
| TR Veivers (Qld) | 216 | 7 | 66 | 2 | 2-30 | 33.00 | 0 | 0 |
| JD Bratchford (Qld) | 1161 | 27 | 446 | 13 | 6-57 | 34.30 | 1 | 0 |
| FH Tyson (Eng,MCC) | 1935 | 38 | 735 | 21 | 4-55 | 35.00 | 0 | 0 |
| HN Dansie (SAus) | 747 | 2 | 391 | 11 | 3-58 | 35.54 | 0 | 0 |
| B Fisher (Qld) | 1849 | 25 | 753 | 21 | 4-33 | 35.85 | 0 | 0 |
| TH Hart (Vic) | 144 | 2 | 72 | 2 | 2-72 | 36.00 | 0 | 0 |
| LF Kline (Aus,Vic) | 2900 | 61 | 1255 | 34 | 5-46 | 36.91 | 1 | 0 |
| NCL O'Neill (Aus,NSW) | 610 | 12 | 300 | 8 | 2-16 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 |
| JW Rutherford (WA) | 633 | 15 | 264 | 7 | 3-12 | 37.71 | 0 | 0 |
| JN Edwards (Vic) | 1749 | 52 | 642 | 17 | 4-89 | 37.76 | 0 | 0 |
| AE Wyatt (NSW) | 992 | 25 | 350 | 9 | 2-18 | 38.88 | 0 | 0 |
| CC McDonald (Aus,Vic) | 56 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 1-10 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| RN Harvey (Aus,NSW) | 88 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 1-22 | 41.00 | 0 | 0 |
| W Hird (Tas) | 429 | 8 | 167 | 4 | 3-75 | 41.75 | 0 | 0 |
| JB Mortimore (Eng,MCC) | 976 | 25 | 335 | 8 | 2-27 | 41.87 | 0 | 0 |
| MC Cowdrey (Eng,MCC) | 51 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 1-17 | 42.00 | 0 | 0 |
| RB Simpson (Aus,WA) | 176 | 5 | 89 | 2 | 1-20 | 44.50 | 0 | 0 |
| PI Philpott (NSW) | 1632 | 17 | 860 | 19 | 5-90 | 45.26 | 1 | 0 |
| HL Marjoribanks (NSW) | 568 | 6 | 374 | 8 | 3-38 | 46.75 | 0 | 0 |
| IW Quick (Vic) | 2121 | 39 | 933 | 19 | 4-76 | 49.10 | 0 | 0 |
| JW Martin (SAus) | 1999 | 13 | 1166 | 23 | 7-110 | 50.69 | 1 | 0 |
| TE Bailey (Eng,MCC) | 1448 | 31 | 516 | 10 | 3-35 | 51.60 | 0 | 0 |
| KN Slater (Aus,WA) | 2277 | 63 | 931 | 17 | 4-33 | 54.76 | 0 | 0 |
| BM Quigley (SAus) | 528 | 11 | 220 | 4 | 2-78 | 55.00 | 0 | 0 |
| L Germaine (WA) | 1202 | 7 | 692 | 12 | 4-118 | 57.66 | 0 | 0 |
| LH Head (SAus) | 72 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 1-60 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| JE Childe-Freeman (Qld) | 616 | 5 | 371 | 6 | 2-68 | 61.83 | 0 | 0 |
| DV McGuire (Tas) | 152 | 3 | 62 | 1 | 1-36 | 62.00 | 0 | 0 |
| ER Dexter (Eng,MCC) | 424 | 4 | 204 | 3 | 2-45 | 68.00 | 0 | 0 |
| HR Gorringe (WA) | 472 | 2 | 287 | 4 | 3-89 | 71.75 | 0 | 0 |
| AA Bedford (SAus) | 678 | 8 | 301 | 4 | 2-71 | 75.25 | 0 | 0 |
| GB Tozer (Vic) | 192 | 2 | 86 | 1 | 1-86 | 86.00 | 0 | 0 |
| TW Graveney (Eng,MCC) | 144 | 1 | 86 | 1 | 1-39 | 86.00 | 0 | 0 |
| IR Huntington (Vic) | 408 | 5 | 183 | 2 | 1-10 | 91.50 | 0 | 0 |
| RC Roxby (SAus) | 672 | 18 | 229 | 2 | 1-20 | 114.50 | 0 | 0 |
| BC Booth (NSW) | 288 | 3 | 155 | 1 | 1-19 | 155.00 | 0 | 0 |