First-class Bowling in New Zealand for 1927/28 (Ordered by Average)
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| Name | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| JR Lamason (Well) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| RVD Worker (Well) | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| M Henderson (NZ) | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| TPL Reaney (Well) | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | | | | |
| CE Evans (Cant) | 24 | 0 | 16 | 0 | | | | |
| JS Taylor (Well) | 36 | 1 | 18 | 0 | | | | |
| AJ Postles (Auck) | 48 | 1 | 18 | 0 | | | | |
| CJ Oliver (Cant,NZ) | 16 | 0 | 22 | 0 | | | | |
| KJ Schneider (Aus) | 36 | 1 | 23 | 0 | | | | |
| RO Talbot | 24 | 0 | 25 | 0 | | | | |
| AF Weir (Auck) | 36 | 1 | 26 | 0 | | | | |
| ANC Snedden (Auck) | 60 | 1 | 31 | 0 | | | | |
| C Zimmerman (Ot) | 84 | 2 | 37 | 0 | | | | |
| AF Kippax (Aus) | 60 | 1 | 40 | 0 | | | | |
| J Langridge (Auck) | 78 | 3 | 42 | 0 | | | | |
| N Gallichan (NZ) | 72 | 0 | 53 | 0 | | | | |
| CS Dempster (NZ,Well) | 52 | 0 | 64 | 0 | | | | |
| CFW Allcott (NZ) | 256 | 7 | 65 | 5 | 3-14 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 |
| CCR Dacre (Auck) | 228 | 5 | 141 | 9 | 4-38 | 15.66 | 0 | 0 |
| RLA McNamee (Aus) | 960 | 52 | 247 | 15 | 5-12 | 16.46 | 1 | 0 |
| CV Grimmett (Aus) | 1918 | 65 | 794 | 47 | 7-91 | 16.89 | 5 | 1 |
| DD Blackie (Aus) | 1105 | 53 | 399 | 21 | 5-27 | 19.00 | 1 | 0 |
| TC Lowry (NZ,Well) | 425 | 6 | 231 | 11 | 3-27 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 |
| RK Oxenham (Aus) | 834 | 41 | 236 | 10 | 4-39 | 23.60 | 0 | 0 |
| AWS Brice (Well) | 803 | 18 | 452 | 19 | 4-44 | 23.78 | 0 | 0 |
| HN Lambert (Well) | 371 | 5 | 259 | 10 | 3-43 | 25.90 | 0 | 0 |
| WE Merritt (NZ,Cant) | 1596 | 25 | 877 | 33 | 5-69 | 26.57 | 3 | 0 |
| AR Knight (Ot) | 258 | 5 | 167 | 6 | 3-62 | 27.83 | 0 | 0 |
| FT Badcock (NZ,Well) | 1760 | 74 | 754 | 27 | 4-23 | 27.92 | 0 | 0 |
| LC Eastman (Ot) | 899 | 33 | 338 | 12 | 5-78 | 28.16 | 1 | 0 |
| GR Dickinson (NZ,Ot) | 570 | 8 | 313 | 11 | 7-96 | 28.45 | 1 | 0 |
| GL Weir (Auck) | 486 | 19 | 230 | 8 | 4-48 | 28.75 | 0 | 0 |
| A Anthony (Auck) | 708 | 21 | 376 | 13 | 4-65 | 28.92 | 0 | 0 |
| AW Alloo (Ot) | 863 | 27 | 445 | 15 | 5-74 | 29.66 | 1 | 0 |
| ML Page (NZ,Cant) | 454 | 12 | 238 | 8 | 4-22 | 29.75 | 0 | 0 |
| HM McGirr (NZ,Well) | 1540 | 45 | 754 | 25 | 5-42 | 30.16 | 2 | 0 |
| EH Bowley (Auck) | 619 | 18 | 314 | 10 | 3-67 | 31.40 | 0 | 0 |
| AS Player (Auck) | 998 | 39 | 441 | 14 | 4-93 | 31.50 | 0 | 0 |
| HB Massey (Well) | 698 | 26 | 317 | 10 | 5-56 | 31.70 | 1 | 0 |
| RJ Read (Cant,NZ) | 1809 | 57 | 810 | 25 | 5-77 | 32.40 | 1 | 0 |
| DC Nixon (Cant) | 446 | 11 | 229 | 7 | 4-74 | 32.71 | 0 | 0 |
| FL Morton (Aus) | 589 | 26 | 230 | 7 | 3-24 | 32.85 | 0 | 0 |
| JN McEwin (Cant) | 282 | 6 | 134 | 4 | 2-60 | 33.50 | 0 | 0 |
| JA Newman (Cant) | 1206 | 36 | 510 | 15 | 4-72 | 34.00 | 0 | 0 |
| AM Matheson (Auck) | 801 | 25 | 377 | 11 | 3-24 | 34.27 | 0 | 0 |
| EHL Bernau (Well,NZ) | 318 | 5 | 151 | 4 | 3-69 | 37.75 | 0 | 0 |
| H Foley (NZ,Well) | 94 | 1 | 76 | 2 | 1-13 | 38.00 | 0 | 0 |
| JSF Shepherd (Ot) | 121 | 2 | 78 | 2 | 2-72 | 39.00 | 0 | 0 |
| AG Williams (Auck) | 246 | 16 | 79 | 2 | 1-38 | 39.50 | 0 | 0 |
| JE Mills (NZ,Auck) | 102 | 0 | 81 | 2 | 2-57 | 40.50 | 0 | 0 |
| WM Douglas (Ot) | 606 | 14 | 383 | 9 | 5-88 | 42.55 | 1 | 0 |
| DR Garrard (Auck) | 240 | 9 | 91 | 2 | 1-31 | 45.50 | 0 | 0 |
| EG McLeod (Well) | 78 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 1-46 | 46.00 | 0 | 0 |
| RC Torrance (Ot) | 1671 | 71 | 619 | 12 | 4-55 | 51.58 | 0 | 0 |
| WHR Cunningham (Cant) | 82 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 1-10 | 52.00 | 0 | 0 |
| LAD Beard (Well) | 174 | 3 | 82 | 1 | 1-44 | 82.00 | 0 | 0 |
| IW Cooper (Auck) | 114 | 1 | 84 | 1 | 1-18 | 84.00 | 0 | 0 |
| CG Finlayson (NZ) | 216 | 9 | 92 | 1 | 1-92 | 92.00 | 0 | 0 |
| RC Blunt (NZ,Ot) | 638 | 11 | 391 | 3 | 2-43 | 130.33 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Elmes (Ot) | 216 | 3 | 169 | 1 | 1-45 | 169.00 | 0 | 0 |