First-class Bowling in New Zealand for 1896/97 (Ordered by Average)
| Name | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| GG Austin (Ot) | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| WC Pearce (NZ) | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| J Baker (Ot,NZ) | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| A Sims (Cant) | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| FA Laws (Well) | 48 | 2 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| G Marshall (HB) | 30 | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| WH Parker (Ot) | 24 | 1 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| CE Johnston (HB) | 30 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| OW Cowley (Qld) | 60 | 3 | 25 | 0 | ||||
| FC Stephenson (Cant) | 96 | 7 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| CR Clark (Cant) | 78 | 5 | 28 | 0 | ||||
| CA Benbow (Well) | 48 | 1 | 31 | 0 | ||||
| SP Jones (Qld) | 132 | 3 | 87 | 0 | ||||
| HB Lusk (HB,NZ) | 252 | 8 | 112 | 0 | ||||
| HS Elliott (Tar) | 22 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3-8 | 2.66 | 0 | 0 |
| AD Downes (Ot) | 639 | 56 | 113 | 17 | 7-12 | 6.64 | 2 | 1 |
| AH Fisher (Ot) | 639 | 57 | 161 | 24 | 9-50 | 6.70 | 2 | 1 |
| EC Cole (Tar) | 150 | 10 | 48 | 6 | 4-27 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 |
| WF Warren (Well) | 120 | 3 | 41 | 5 | 3-11 | 8.20 | 0 | 0 |
| GT Bayly (Tar) | 95 | 7 | 34 | 4 | 3-19 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 |
| TDB Hay (Auck) | 252 | 18 | 86 | 9 | 5-10 | 9.55 | 1 | 0 |
| F Holdsworth (Well) | 315 | 13 | 135 | 14 | 6-35 | 9.64 | 2 | 1 |
| JW Lewis (Qld) | 223 | 8 | 152 | 13 | 6-37 | 11.69 | 1 | 0 |
| B McCarthy (Tar) | 210 | 12 | 88 | 7 | 4-46 | 12.57 | 0 | 0 |
| EO Hales (Well) | 306 | 16 | 120 | 9 | 4-28 | 13.33 | 0 | 0 |
| F Wilding (Cant) | 174 | 7 | 67 | 5 | 5-67 | 13.40 | 1 | 0 |
| R Neill (Auck,NZ) | 396 | 10 | 237 | 17 | 6-43 | 13.94 | 1 | 1 |
| AE Bates (Cant) | 726 | 45 | 252 | 17 | 6-71 | 14.82 | 1 | 1 |
| LA Cuff (Auck,NZ) | 30 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1-15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 |
| TH North (Cant) | 549 | 35 | 183 | 12 | 5-13 | 15.25 | 1 | 0 |
| R Wilson (Qld) | 622 | 15 | 325 | 20 | 8-35 | 16.25 | 1 | 1 |
| FS Frankish (Cant,NZ) | 426 | 16 | 219 | 13 | 5-51 | 16.84 | 1 | 0 |
| WW McGlinchey (Qld) | 810 | 27 | 375 | 22 | 5-63 | 17.04 | 2 | 1 |
| JA Kallender (Auck) | 60 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 2-35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0 |
| T Byrne (Qld) | 819 | 47 | 286 | 16 | 4-40 | 17.87 | 0 | 0 |
| DL Miller (Qld) | 680 | 33 | 254 | 14 | 5-38 | 18.14 | 1 | 0 |
| HC Wilson (HB) | 182 | 5 | 74 | 4 | 3-32 | 18.50 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ Malone (Cant) | 568 | 29 | 231 | 11 | 7-30 | 21.00 | 1 | 0 |
| J Hope (Ot) | 348 | 16 | 126 | 6 | 5-52 | 21.00 | 1 | 0 |
| WJ Hughes (HB) | 239 | 9 | 129 | 6 | 4-102 | 21.50 | 0 | 0 |
| W Hoare (Qld) | 364 | 12 | 176 | 8 | 6-55 | 22.00 | 1 | 0 |
| R MacDonald (Qld) | 102 | 1 | 72 | 3 | 3-49 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 |
| EF Upham (Well,NZ) | 792 | 33 | 273 | 11 | 4-41 | 24.81 | 0 | 0 |
| WH Hawkins (Auck) | 198 | 9 | 100 | 4 | 3-32 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| HS de Maus (Cant,NZ) | 150 | 3 | 82 | 3 | 2-52 | 27.33 | 0 | 0 |
| HA Fannin (HB) | 584 | 33 | 255 | 9 | 5-80 | 28.33 | 1 | 0 |
| AR Holdship (Well,NZ) | 234 | 3 | 147 | 5 | 3-17 | 29.40 | 0 | 0 |
| AH Gore (HB) | 306 | 7 | 187 | 6 | 4-143 | 31.16 | 0 | 0 |
| AW Rees (HB) | 282 | 10 | 118 | 3 | 3-118 | 39.33 | 0 | 0 |
| AG Kinvig (Ot) | 96 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 1-20 | 49.00 | 0 | 0 |
| DLJ Clayton (Auck) | 84 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 1-17 | 49.00 | 0 | 0 |
| S McMurray (Cant) | 60 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 1-50 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| FL Ashbolt (Well) | 246 | 3 | 126 | 2 | 2-126 | 63.00 | 0 | 0 |
| KH Tucker (Well) | 120 | 2 | 65 | 1 | 1-42 | 65.00 | 0 | 0 |
| WI Stemson (Auck) | 218 | 12 | 79 | 1 | 1-34 | 79.00 | 0 | 0 |
| D Reese (Cant) | 234 | 4 | 111 | 1 | 1-36 | 111.00 | 0 | 0 |
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