First-class Bowling in New Zealand for 1952/53 (Ordered by Average)
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| Name | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| T Meale (Well) | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| RWG Emery (Cant) | 24 | 0 | 29 | 0 | | | | |
| PGZ Harris (Cant) | 84 | 4 | 47 | 0 | | | | |
| WR Perkins (Well) | 204 | 5 | 119 | 0 | | | | |
| JE Cheetham (SAf) | 36 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1-6 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 |
| FE Fisher (NZ,Well) | 1328 | 86 | 374 | 30 | 8-34 | 12.46 | 2 | 2 |
| RS Challies (CD) | 204 | 6 | 119 | 8 | 5-52 | 14.87 | 1 | 0 |
| JC Watkins (SAf) | 1082 | 92 | 236 | 15 | 4-22 | 15.73 | 0 | 0 |
| EM Meuli (NZ,CD) | 171 | 2 | 116 | 7 | 6-67 | 16.57 | 1 | 0 |
| HJ Tayfield (SAf) | 1013 | 69 | 242 | 14 | 5-62 | 17.28 | 1 | 0 |
| GO Rabone (NZ,Auck) | 1044 | 44 | 405 | 23 | 6-37 | 17.60 | 1 | 0 |
| HB Cave (CD) | 1331 | 70 | 420 | 23 | 7-31 | 18.26 | 2 | 1 |
| RW Blair (NZ,Well) | 1347 | 60 | 443 | 23 | 8-36 | 19.26 | 1 | 1 |
| GWF Overton (Ot) | 1134 | 60 | 431 | 22 | 4-44 | 19.59 | 0 | 0 |
| FJ Cameron (Ot) | 171 | 2 | 110 | 5 | 4-74 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 |
| MB Poore (NZ,Cant) | 847 | 47 | 319 | 14 | 3-48 | 22.78 | 0 | 0 |
| FW Stanley (Ot) | 1044 | 52 | 444 | 19 | 4-51 | 23.36 | 0 | 0 |
| HJ Keith (SAf) | 222 | 11 | 96 | 4 | 2-15 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 |
| HE Tapping (Auck) | 552 | 30 | 172 | 7 | 3-23 | 24.57 | 0 | 0 |
| B Sutcliffe (NZ,Ot) | 303 | 7 | 158 | 6 | 3-31 | 26.33 | 0 | 0 |
| LD Smith (Ot) | 797 | 40 | 277 | 10 | 2-21 | 27.70 | 0 | 0 |
| DB Clarke (Auck) | 955 | 34 | 389 | 14 | 4-38 | 27.78 | 0 | 0 |
| KJ McNicholl (Cant) | 513 | 19 | 278 | 10 | 4-56 | 27.80 | 0 | 0 |
| W Bell (Auck) | 768 | 35 | 310 | 11 | 4-86 | 28.18 | 0 | 0 |
| CG Rowe (CD) | 249 | 5 | 88 | 3 | 2-36 | 29.33 | 0 | 0 |
| JA Hayes (Cant) | 857 | 22 | 416 | 14 | 3-50 | 29.71 | 0 | 0 |
| EA Watson (Ot) | 43 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1-6 | 31.00 | 0 | 0 |
| AM Moir (NZ,Ot) | 1350 | 35 | 714 | 23 | 6-42 | 31.04 | 2 | 0 |
| AR MacGibbon (NZ,Cant) | 1112 | 39 | 445 | 14 | 6-57 | 31.78 | 1 | 0 |
| LSM Miller (NZ,CD) | 54 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1-18 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 |
| ARA Murray (SAf) | 708 | 59 | 193 | 6 | 3-30 | 32.16 | 0 | 0 |
| JR Reid (NZ,Well) | 1392 | 72 | 421 | 13 | 3-61 | 32.38 | 0 | 0 |
| MG Melle (SAf) | 318 | 10 | 130 | 4 | 3-17 | 32.50 | 0 | 0 |
| DD Beard (CD) | 878 | 60 | 248 | 7 | 3-91 | 35.42 | 0 | 0 |
| WJ Brown (Auck) | 1103 | 48 | 357 | 10 | 3-37 | 35.70 | 0 | 0 |
| TB Burtt (NZ,Cant) | 1698 | 102 | 545 | 15 | 3-56 | 36.33 | 0 | 0 |
| IB Leggat (CD) | 666 | 23 | 281 | 7 | 2-30 | 40.14 | 0 | 0 |
| KR Deas (Auck) | 78 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 1-41 | 41.00 | 0 | 0 |
| LC Butler (Well) | 504 | 31 | 133 | 3 | 1-17 | 44.33 | 0 | 0 |
| ERH Fuller (SAf) | 700 | 38 | 187 | 4 | 3-29 | 46.75 | 0 | 0 |
| DC Cleverley (CD) | 132 | 6 | 49 | 1 | 1-14 | 49.00 | 0 | 0 |
| GF Cresswell (CD) | 336 | 24 | 102 | 2 | 2-63 | 51.00 | 0 | 0 |
| PNF Mansell (SAf) | 486 | 22 | 210 | 4 | 2-71 | 52.50 | 0 | 0 |
| AA Hunter (CD) | 126 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 1-33 | 58.00 | 0 | 0 |
| EW Dempster (NZ) | 312 | 13 | 113 | 1 | 1-84 | 113.00 | 0 | 0 |
| RE Brown (CD) | 336 | 6 | 125 | 1 | 1-91 | 125.00 | 0 | 0 |
| BWH Sergent (Well) | 444 | 26 | 128 | 1 | 1-31 | 128.00 | 0 | 0 |
| ME Chapple (NZ,Cant) | 366 | 14 | 171 | 1 | 1-14 | 171.00 | 0 | 0 |