First-Class Bowling in Each Season by Johnny Hayes
| Season | | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| 1946-47 | (New Zealand) | 174 | 8 | 77 | 3 | 2-70 | 25.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947-48 | (New Zealand) | 288 | 9 | 113 | 2 | 2-85 | 56.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948-49 | (New Zealand) | 163 | 2 | 103 | 6 | 5-73 | 17.16 | 1 | 0 |
| 1949 | (England) | 1810 | 60 | 873 | 26 | 3-26 | 33.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950-51 | (New Zealand) | 1301 | 50 | 480 | 22 | 6-26 | 21.81 | 1 | 0 |
| 1951-52 | (New Zealand) | 1249 | 27 | 577 | 19 | 3-52 | 30.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952-53 | (New Zealand) | 857 | 22 | 416 | 14 | 3-50 | 29.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953-54 | (New Zealand) | 934 | 26 | 427 | 15 | 4-43 | 28.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954-55 | (New Zealand) | 1034 | 41 | 460 | 26 | 4-23 | 17.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955-56 | (India) | 1463 | 40 | 776 | 22 | 5-44 | 35.27 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955-56 | (Pakistan) | 762 | 33 | 352 | 13 | 4-74 | 27.07 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956-57 | (New Zealand) | 402 | 15 | 161 | 8 | 4-23 | 20.12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957-58 | (New Zealand) | 1443 | 53 | 568 | 48 | 7-28 | 11.83 | 6 | 2 |
| 1958 | (England) | 2781 | 93 | 1253 | 62 | 7-49 | 20.20 | 3 | 1 |
| 1958-59 | (New Zealand) | 186 | 9 | 63 | 3 | 2-56 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960-61 | (New Zealand) | 144 | 5 | 60 | 3 | 3-19 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 |