| Opponent | Matches | Inns | Not Out | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | St |
| AER Gilligan's XI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Auckland | 15 | 26 | 2 | 1225 | 165 | 51.04 | 4 | 4 | 19 | |
| Auckland XI | 1 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 47 | 45.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Australia | 8 | 14 | 1 | 433 | 73* | 33.30 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| Australians | 2 | 4 | 0 | 106 | 74 | 26.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Border | 2 | 2 | 0 | 168 | 107 | 84.00 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Cambridge University | 3 | 4 | 1 | 313 | 188* | 104.33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Canterbury | 15 | 26 | 2 | 1122 | 201 | 46.75 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
| Central Districts | 14 | 23 | 2 | 732 | 106 | 34.85 | 1 | 4 | 16 | |
| Chief Commissioner's XI | 1 | 1 | 1 | 150 | 150* | | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Combined Services | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derbyshire | 2 | 4 | 0 | 121 | 66 | 30.25 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Eastern Province | 2 | 4 | 0 | 153 | 51 | 38.25 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| England | 19 | 36 | 2 | 953 | 100 | 28.02 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 1 |
| England XI | 2 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 33 | 14.33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Essex | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 3 | 4 | 1 | 143 | 69 | 47.66 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Gloucestershire | 3 | 4 | 0 | 134 | 53 | 33.50 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Griqualand West | 1 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 42 | 34.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hampshire | 2 | 3 | 0 | 114 | 55 | 38.00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| HDG Leveson-Gower's XI | 1 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 50 | 35.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| India | 9 | 16 | 2 | 691 | 120 | 49.35 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Indian Board President's XI | 1 | 2 | 2 | 97 | 51* | | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Indian Universities | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| International XI | 2 | 4 | 0 | 105 | 78 | 26.25 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Kent | 2 | 2 | 0 | 175 | 165 | 87.50 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Lancashire | 5 | 7 | 1 | 83 | 30 | 13.83 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Leicestershire | 2 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 45 | 29.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Marylebone Cricket Club | 10 | 17 | 1 | 287 | 83 | 17.93 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| Middlesex | 2 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 97 | 57.50 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Natal | 4 | 6 | 0 | 418 | 175 | 69.66 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| New South Wales | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| New Zealand XI | 1 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 117 | 70.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| North Eastern Transvaal | 2 | 4 | 0 | 184 | 50 | 46.00 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| North Island | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Northamptonshire | 3 | 4 | 1 | 329 | 114 | 109.66 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Northern Districts | 8 | 12 | 1 | 984 | 296 | 89.45 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| Nottinghamshire | 2 | 4 | 1 | 263 | 155 | 87.66 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Orange Free State | 2 | 4 | 1 | 236 | 118* | 78.66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Otago | 11 | 21 | 1 | 951 | 283 | 47.55 | 3 | 2 | 15 | |
| Oxford University | 2 | 4 | 0 | 107 | 91 | 26.75 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Pakistan | 9 | 17 | 0 | 658 | 128 | 38.70 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| Pakistan Governor-General's XI | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pakistan Prime Minister's XI | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 24 | 18.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rhodesia | 4 | 7 | 0 | 174 | 97 | 24.85 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Scotland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 70 | 46.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Somerset | 3 | 4 | 1 | 202 | 161 | 67.33 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| South | 1 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 54.00 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| South Africa | 15 | 28 | 1 | 914 | 142 | 33.85 | 2 | 5 | 13 | |
| South African Colts XI | 1 | 2 | 0 | 165 | 165 | 82.50 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| South Australia | 2 | 4 | 0 | 131 | 64 | 32.75 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| South Island | 2 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 66 | 26.33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| South Zone | 1 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 78.00 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Surrey | 4 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 18 | 10.75 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Sussex | 2 | 4 | 0 | 205 | 118 | 51.25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| The Rest | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Transvaal | 2 | 4 | 0 | 159 | 56 | 39.75 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Transvaal Invitation XI | 1 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 43 | 25.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Victoria | 1 | 2 | 0 | 224 | 160 | 112.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Warwickshire | 3 | 6 | 1 | 335 | 151* | 67.00 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Wellington | 2 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 72 | 24.00 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| West Indians | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| West Indies | 6 | 11 | 0 | 212 | 84 | 19.27 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Western Australia | 2 | 4 | 1 | 108 | 62 | 36.00 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Western Province | 3 | 5 | 0 | 402 | 203 | 80.40 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Worcestershire | 3 | 6 | 0 | 112 | 42 | 18.66 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Yorkshire | 3 | 4 | 0 | 93 | 41 | 23.25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |