First-class Bowling in New Zealand for 1977/78 (Ordered by Average)
| Name | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| DW Randall (Eng) | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| GRJ Roope (Eng) | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| GN Edwards (NZ,CD,SIs) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| PE McEwan (Cant) | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| WL Blair (Ot) | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| MW Gatting (Eng) | 80 | 2 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| GS Allen (Well) | 80 | 4 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| PJ Holland (CD) | 56 | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| GC Osborne (Ot) | 88 | 2 | 30 | 0 | ||||
| RW Anderson (NZ,CD) | 16 | 1 | 30 | 0 | ||||
| SN Bateman (Cant) | 56 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||||
| MH Toynbee (CD) | 64 | 1 | 37 | 0 | ||||
| RJ Calland (ND) | 56 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||||
| RJ Kasper (Auck) | 88 | 2 | 41 | 0 | ||||
| JM Parker (NZ,ND) | 80 | 1 | 53 | 0 | ||||
| DG Trist (Cant) | 96 | 1 | 59 | 0 | ||||
| MA Bracewell (Ot) | 96 | 2 | 65 | 0 | ||||
| ID Wilson (Cant) | 128 | 1 | 76 | 0 | ||||
| BR Blair (Ot) | 24 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1-2 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 |
| RG Arblaster (Auck) | 48 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1-14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 |
| RGD Willis (Eng) | 1206 | 43 | 392 | 26 | 5-32 | 15.07 | 1 | 0 |
| JV Coney (Well,NIs) | 240 | 9 | 77 | 5 | 3-21 | 15.40 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Nuttall | 104 | 2 | 47 | 3 | 3-47 | 15.66 | 0 | 0 |
| SL Boock (NZ,Cant,SIs) | 3844 | 167 | 1088 | 66 | 7-57 | 16.48 | 6 | 0 |
| JFM Morrison (Well) | 525 | 15 | 201 | 12 | 5-69 | 16.75 | 1 | 0 |
| JK Lever (Eng) | 860 | 22 | 321 | 19 | 5-59 | 16.89 | 1 | 0 |
| PJ Petherick (Ot) | 2105 | 72 | 772 | 45 | 7-46 | 17.15 | 3 | 1 |
| IT Botham (Eng) | 1356 | 33 | 538 | 31 | 7-58 | 17.35 | 3 | 1 |
| PS Anderson (ND) | 216 | 5 | 54 | 3 | 2-25 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 |
| RI Thomas (CD) | 352 | 11 | 129 | 7 | 4-42 | 18.42 | 0 | 0 |
| CM Old (Eng) | 861 | 35 | 300 | 16 | 6-54 | 18.75 | 1 | 0 |
| DR O'Sullivan (CD) | 2336 | 67 | 881 | 44 | 6-84 | 20.02 | 3 | 0 |
| EJ Chatfield (NZ,Well,NIs) | 2679 | 87 | 845 | 42 | 6-54 | 20.11 | 2 | 1 |
| EJ Gray (Well) | 1710 | 68 | 548 | 27 | 6-53 | 20.29 | 1 | 0 |
| CM Kirk (Ot) | 1018 | 36 | 345 | 17 | 5-20 | 20.29 | 1 | 0 |
| RJ Hadlee (NZ,Cant) | 2129 | 56 | 860 | 42 | 6-26 | 20.47 | 3 | 1 |
| G Miller (Eng) | 910 | 24 | 402 | 19 | 6-71 | 21.15 | 1 | 1 |
| GB Thomson (Ot,SIs) | 1365 | 39 | 557 | 26 | 5-31 | 21.42 | 2 | 0 |
| AB Jordan (CD) | 729 | 21 | 315 | 14 | 3-38 | 22.50 | 0 | 0 |
| PH Edmonds (Eng) | 1464 | 58 | 385 | 17 | 4-38 | 22.64 | 0 | 0 |
| HJ Howarth (Auck,NIs) | 542 | 16 | 204 | 9 | 5-56 | 22.66 | 1 | 0 |
| RO Collinge (NZ,ND,NIs) | 2306 | 63 | 847 | 37 | 5-69 | 22.89 | 1 | 0 |
| RH King (Cant) | 515 | 6 | 275 | 12 | 4-78 | 22.91 | 0 | 0 |
| GP Howarth (NZ,ND,NIs) | 1233 | 51 | 414 | 18 | 4-43 | 23.00 | 0 | 0 |
| LW Stott (Auck) | 2370 | 71 | 841 | 36 | 5-70 | 23.36 | 1 | 0 |
| CW Dickeson (ND) | 1941 | 72 | 701 | 30 | 6-76 | 23.36 | 2 | 0 |
| MC Snedden (Auck) | 714 | 14 | 282 | 12 | 5-81 | 23.50 | 1 | 0 |
| DR Hadlee (NZ,Cant,SIs) | 2177 | 50 | 758 | 32 | 7-55 | 23.68 | 2 | 1 |
| BP Bracewell (CD) | 520 | 13 | 167 | 7 | 4-49 | 23.85 | 0 | 0 |
| GA Newdick (Well) | 359 | 8 | 120 | 5 | 2-33 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 |
| JM McIntyre (Auck) | 2207 | 80 | 704 | 29 | 4-67 | 24.27 | 0 | 0 |
| HA Morgan (Well) | 1080 | 42 | 391 | 15 | 3-56 | 26.06 | 0 | 0 |
| AJP Stimpson (ND) | 656 | 11 | 290 | 11 | 2-9 | 26.36 | 0 | 0 |
| BJ McKechnie (Ot) | 1112 | 37 | 320 | 12 | 4-24 | 26.66 | 0 | 0 |
| BL Cairns (NZ,Ot,SIs) | 2404 | 68 | 782 | 28 | 5-61 | 27.92 | 1 | 0 |
| MJ Child (ND) | 984 | 20 | 447 | 16 | 4-60 | 27.93 | 0 | 0 |
| M Hendrick (Eng) | 681 | 17 | 196 | 7 | 2-16 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 |
| BW Cederwall (Well) | 1192 | 35 | 450 | 16 | 5-34 | 28.12 | 1 | 0 |
| GB Troup (Auck,NIs) | 1385 | 30 | 625 | 21 | 4-59 | 29.76 | 0 | 0 |
| DW Bracewell (CD) | 1666 | 38 | 727 | 24 | 4-44 | 30.29 | 0 | 0 |
| DC Aberhart (CD) | 856 | 24 | 337 | 11 | 3-33 | 30.63 | 0 | 0 |
| JAJ Cushen (Auck) | 1616 | 34 | 670 | 21 | 6-27 | 31.90 | 1 | 0 |
| DW Stead (Cant,SIs) | 982 | 32 | 363 | 10 | 2-26 | 36.30 | 0 | 0 |
| ADG Roberts (ND) | 744 | 16 | 300 | 8 | 4-65 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 |
| BE Congdon (NZ,Cant,SIs) | 1784 | 64 | 485 | 11 | 2-14 | 44.09 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Kay (CD) | 944 | 24 | 398 | 9 | 2-33 | 44.22 | 0 | 0 |
| B Dunning (ND) | 88 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 1-45 | 45.00 | 0 | 0 |
| GA Powell (Ot) | 208 | 4 | 96 | 2 | 2-55 | 48.00 | 0 | 0 |
| GA Cope (Eng) | 184 | 1 | 106 | 2 | 2-61 | 53.00 | 0 | 0 |
| GE Vivian (Auck,NIs) | 63 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 1-35 | 58.00 | 0 | 0 |
| WL Eddington (Cant) | 416 | 9 | 178 | 3 | 1-22 | 59.33 | 0 | 0 |
| MJF Shrimpton (CD) | 408 | 10 | 194 | 3 | 1-5 | 64.66 | 0 | 0 |
| CM Kuggeleijn (ND) | 216 | 6 | 68 | 1 | 1-27 | 68.00 | 0 | 0 |
| SB Cater (Well) | 144 | 3 | 76 | 1 | 1-39 | 76.00 | 0 | 0 |
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