First-class Bowling in New Zealand for 1996/97 (Ordered by Wickets)
| Name | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| AR Tait (ND) | 2264 | 120 | 865 | 53 | 9-48 | 16.32 | 4 | 1 |
| MW Priest (Cant) | 2711 | 133 | 1023 | 41 | 6-146 | 24.95 | 3 | 0 |
| PJ Wiseman (Ot,NZA) | 2191 | 80 | 968 | 40 | 8-66 | 24.20 | 3 | 1 |
| AJ Penn (CD) | 1423 | 79 | 552 | 36 | 6-36 | 15.33 | 4 | 1 |
| DL Vettori (NZ,ND) | 2105 | 111 | 762 | 36 | 5-61 | 21.16 | 3 | 0 |
| DG Sewell (Ot) | 1407 | 48 | 851 | 35 | 8-31 | 24.31 | 2 | 1 |
| CJ Drum (Auck) | 1192 | 56 | 523 | 30 | 6-47 | 17.43 | 1 | 0 |
| SJ Hotter (Well) | 1379 | 51 | 641 | 30 | 6-69 | 21.36 | 3 | 1 |
| GI Allott (NZ,Cant,NZA) | 1344 | 44 | 689 | 30 | 6-60 | 22.96 | 1 | 1 |
| HT Davis (NZ,Well,NZA) | 1658 | 69 | 769 | 29 | 5-63 | 26.51 | 1 | 0 |
| SB O'Connor (Ot) | 1145 | 43 | 602 | 28 | 6-55 | 21.50 | 2 | 1 |
| DK Morrison (NZ,Auck) | 1220 | 46 | 574 | 27 | 5-66 | 21.25 | 1 | 0 |
| WA Wisneski (Cant) | 1547 | 79 | 745 | 27 | 4-37 | 27.59 | 0 | 0 |
| D Gough (Eng) | 913 | 37 | 435 | 25 | 5-40 | 17.40 | 1 | 0 |
| RJ Kennedy (Ot,NZA) | 1249 | 51 | 563 | 25 | 4-44 | 22.52 | 0 | 0 |
| SB Doull (NZ) | 1053 | 49 | 492 | 21 | 5-58 | 23.42 | 2 | 0 |
| SE Bond (Cant) | 1050 | 43 | 530 | 21 | 5-59 | 25.23 | 1 | 0 |
| JTC Vaughan (NZ,Auck) | 1046 | 55 | 425 | 20 | 8-27 | 21.25 | 1 | 0 |
| AJ Gale (Ot) | 1372 | 65 | 595 | 20 | 4-43 | 29.75 | 0 | 0 |
| SB Styris (ND) | 1178 | 42 | 617 | 18 | 6-42 | 34.27 | 1 | 0 |
| CE Bulfin (CD) | 774 | 27 | 420 | 17 | 5-53 | 24.70 | 2 | 1 |
| RG Petrie (Well) | 1085 | 49 | 458 | 17 | 4-32 | 26.94 | 0 | 0 |
| CJM Furlong (CD) | 1492 | 43 | 775 | 16 | 7-72 | 48.43 | 1 | 0 |
| PCR Tufnell (Eng) | 1188 | 73 | 378 | 15 | 5-58 | 25.20 | 1 | 0 |
| GR Jonas (Well) | 683 | 20 | 401 | 15 | 4-49 | 26.73 | 0 | 0 |
| GE Bradburn (ND) | 1253 | 66 | 435 | 15 | 4-12 | 29.00 | 0 | 0 |
| AR Caddick (Eng) | 983 | 44 | 340 | 14 | 4-45 | 24.28 | 0 | 0 |
| LJ Hamilton (CD) | 786 | 22 | 429 | 14 | 4-26 | 30.64 | 0 | 0 |
| DG Cork (Eng) | 887 | 33 | 441 | 14 | 3-18 | 31.50 | 0 | 0 |
| C White (Eng) | 448 | 14 | 232 | 13 | 4-15 | 17.84 | 0 | 0 |
| CM Brown (Auck) | 528 | 20 | 257 | 12 | 5-21 | 21.41 | 1 | 0 |
| NJ Astle (NZ,Cant) | 730 | 36 | 280 | 12 | 6-22 | 23.33 | 1 | 0 |
| RDB Croft (Eng) | 913 | 42 | 303 | 12 | 5-95 | 25.25 | 1 | 0 |
| MR Jefferson (Well) | 1434 | 73 | 575 | 12 | 3-41 | 47.91 | 0 | 0 |
| CEW Silverwood (Eng) | 380 | 14 | 171 | 11 | 6-44 | 15.54 | 1 | 0 |
| GR Loveridge (CD) | 897 | 23 | 472 | 11 | 4-23 | 42.90 | 0 | 0 |
| MA Hastings (Cant) | 631 | 30 | 221 | 10 | 4-37 | 22.10 | 0 | 0 |
| CZ Harris (Cant,NZA) | 759 | 40 | 244 | 10 | 4-22 | 24.40 | 0 | 0 |
| GP Sulzberger (CD) | 636 | 20 | 275 | 9 | 2-62 | 30.55 | 0 | 0 |
| AC Barnes (Auck) | 579 | 17 | 336 | 9 | 3-37 | 37.33 | 0 | 0 |
| AD Mullally (Eng) | 496 | 33 | 160 | 8 | 4-52 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| JAF Yovich (ND) | 364 | 9 | 295 | 8 | 5-66 | 36.87 | 1 | 0 |
| MJ Haslam (Auck) | 930 | 41 | 441 | 8 | 2-22 | 55.12 | 0 | 0 |
| JW Wilson (Ot) | 306 | 12 | 151 | 7 | 5-34 | 21.57 | 1 | 0 |
| GR Larsen (Well) | 346 | 11 | 162 | 7 | 5-33 | 23.14 | 1 | 0 |
| DNT Zoysa (SL) | 484 | 16 | 212 | 7 | 3-47 | 30.28 | 0 | 0 |
| KP Walmsley (Auck) | 236 | 7 | 121 | 6 | 3-17 | 20.16 | 0 | 0 |
| CW Ross (ND) | 498 | 26 | 182 | 6 | 3-69 | 30.33 | 0 | 0 |
| MN Hart (ND) | 629 | 32 | 205 | 6 | 3-26 | 34.16 | 0 | 0 |
| DW Lamason (CD) | 535 | 30 | 208 | 6 | 2-62 | 34.66 | 0 | 0 |
| WPUJC Vaas (SL) | 376 | 10 | 210 | 6 | 4-144 | 35.00 | 0 | 0 |
| M Muralitharan (SL) | 486 | 17 | 241 | 6 | 3-43 | 40.16 | 0 | 0 |
| HD Barton (Auck) | 544 | 25 | 261 | 6 | 3-60 | 43.50 | 0 | 0 |
| DN Patel (NZ) | 720 | 30 | 313 | 6 | 2-67 | 52.16 | 0 | 0 |
| CO Findlay (CD) | 492 | 18 | 219 | 5 | 2-57 | 43.80 | 0 | 0 |
| MF Sharpe (Cant) | 624 | 30 | 277 | 5 | 2-48 | 55.40 | 0 | 0 |
| KR O'Dowda (Ot) | 162 | 7 | 78 | 4 | 3-27 | 19.50 | 0 | 0 |
| DR Tuffey (ND) | 264 | 7 | 175 | 4 | 2-60 | 43.75 | 0 | 0 |
| DRT Bennett (ND) | 426 | 17 | 189 | 4 | 2-55 | 47.25 | 0 | 0 |
| HDPK Dharmasena (SL) | 276 | 12 | 114 | 3 | 2-75 | 38.00 | 0 | 0 |
| SA Thomson (ND) | 426 | 20 | 148 | 3 | 3-47 | 49.33 | 0 | 0 |
| MH Richardson (Ot) | 397 | 20 | 160 | 3 | 2-15 | 53.33 | 0 | 0 |
| ND Morland (Ot) | 597 | 23 | 239 | 3 | 2-163 | 79.66 | 0 | 0 |
| RC Irani (Eng) | 77 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 2-13 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 |
| JE Spice (ND) | 192 | 11 | 65 | 2 | 2-24 | 32.50 | 0 | 0 |
| RG Twose (Well) | 252 | 13 | 82 | 2 | 1-0 | 41.00 | 0 | 0 |
| MDJ Walker (CD) | 209 | 8 | 100 | 2 | 1-24 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| JD Wells (Well) | 228 | 7 | 138 | 2 | 2-90 | 69.00 | 0 | 0 |
| MH Austen (Ot) | 354 | 19 | 146 | 2 | 1-13 | 73.00 | 0 | 0 |
| CL Cairns (NZ,Cant) | 312 | 11 | 146 | 2 | 1-12 | 73.00 | 0 | 0 |
| SJ Peterson (Auck) | 24 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1-8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Nash (ND) | 90 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 1-28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 |
| A Ranatunga (SL) | 30 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1-29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0 |
| RM West (CD) | 90 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 1-38 | 38.00 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Mather (Well) | 78 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 1-47 | 47.00 | 0 | 0 |
| MD Bailey (ND) | 120 | 7 | 48 | 1 | 1-26 | 48.00 | 0 | 0 |
| CD McMillan (Cant) | 210 | 17 | 77 | 1 | 1-13 | 77.00 | 0 | 0 |
| GP Wickramasinghe (SL) | 150 | 4 | 117 | 1 | 1-117 | 117.00 | 0 | 0 |
| SP Fleming (NZ,Cant) | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| SC Hayden (Auck) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| CM Spearman (CD,NZA) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| GJ Wilkinson (Well) | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| GP Thorpe (Eng) | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| CD Garner (CD) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| RT King (Auck) | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| BA Pocock (NZ,ND) | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| MP Maynard (Ot) | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| CD Cumming (Cant) | 36 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| DM Cooper (CD) | 54 | 2 | 31 | 0 | ||||
| GA Muir (Cant) | 120 | 9 | 35 | 0 | ||||
| GR Stead (Cant) | 42 | 1 | 37 | 0 | ||||
| ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 54 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||||
| LG Howell (CD,NZA) | 60 | 2 | 42 | 0 | ||||
| SW Weenink (Well) | 60 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||||
| KSC de Silva (SL) | 150 | 6 | 65 | 0 | ||||
| MJ Horne (NZ,Ot,NZA) | 180 | 12 | 71 | 0 | ||||
| CE Bartlett (CD) | 108 | 1 | 75 | 0 | ||||
| CD Lee (Auck) | 168 | 2 | 113 | 0 |
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