First-Class Bowling in Each Season by John Sparling
| Season | | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| 1956-57 | (New Zealand) | 369 | 12 | 178 | 4 | 3-57 | 44.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957-58 | (New Zealand) | 1119 | 54 | 446 | 16 | 4-41 | 27.87 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | (Scotland) | 189 | 12 | 55 | 8 | 4-19 | 6.87 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | (England) | 1529 | 63 | 716 | 30 | 4-41 | 23.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958-59 | (New Zealand) | 1501 | 78 | 520 | 22 | 4-11 | 23.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959-60 | (New Zealand) | 1909 | 113 | 702 | 36 | 7-98 | 19.50 | 3 | 1 |
| 1960-61 | (New Zealand) | 1505 | 91 | 576 | 15 | 3-33 | 38.40 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961-62 | (New Zealand) | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 1961-62 | (South Africa) | 639 | 28 | 311 | 8 | 2-45 | 38.87 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961-62 | (Australia) | 56 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 1-25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962-63 | (New Zealand) | 920 | 50 | 363 | 19 | 5-54 | 19.10 | 3 | 1 |
| 1963-64 | (New Zealand) | 1476 | 85 | 547 | 30 | 6-48 | 18.23 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964-65 | (New Zealand) | 1741 | 106 | 589 | 38 | 7-49 | 15.50 | 4 | 1 |
| 1965-66 | (New Zealand) | 930 | 48 | 402 | 16 | 6-56 | 25.12 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966-67 | (New Zealand) | 859 | 60 | 319 | 9 | 3-35 | 35.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967-68 | (New Zealand) | 726 | 40 | 248 | 17 | 5-29 | 14.58 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968-69 | (New Zealand) | 879 | 37 | 295 | 14 | 4-22 | 21.07 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969-70 | (New Zealand) | 1610 | 63 | 549 | 22 | 5-38 | 24.95 | 2 | 0 |
| 1970-71 | (New Zealand) | 867 | 14 | 382 | 13 | 3-21 | 29.38 | 0 | 0 |