List A Bowling in Each Season by Lance Cairns
| Season | | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ |
| 1972-73 | (New Zealand) | 192 | 1 | 111 | 7 | 4-42 | 15.85 | 1 | 0 | 27.42 | 3.46 |
| 1973-74 | (New Zealand) | 203 | 0 | 179 | 5 | 2-39 | 35.80 | 0 | 0 | 40.60 | 5.29 |
| 1973-74 | (Australia) | 96 | 0 | 62 | 3 | 2-43 | 20.66 | 0 | 0 | 32.00 | 3.87 |
| 1974-75 | (New Zealand) | 56 | 0 | 39 | 0 | | | | | | 4.17 |
| 1975 | (England) | 37 | 2 | 23 | 0 | | | | | | 3.72 |
| 1975-76 | (New Zealand) | 200 | 2 | 102 | 4 | 2-20 | 25.50 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 3.06 |
| 1976-77 | (New Zealand) | 40 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2-20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | 3.00 |
| 1976-77 | (Pakistan) | 56 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 2-36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 28.00 | 3.85 |
| 1977-78 | (New Zealand) | 96 | 0 | 61 | 3 | 2-29 | 20.33 | 0 | 0 | 32.00 | 3.81 |
| 1978 | (England) | 132 | 3 | 112 | 5 | 5-28 | 22.40 | 0 | 1 | 26.40 | 5.09 |
| 1978-79 | (New Zealand) | 49 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 3-29 | 9.66 | 0 | 0 | 16.33 | 3.55 |
| 1979 | (England) | 431 | 11 | 227 | 10 | 3-36 | 22.70 | 0 | 0 | 43.10 | 3.16 |
| 1979-80 | (New Zealand) | 240 | 8 | 156 | 5 | 2-37 | 31.20 | 0 | 0 | 48.00 | 3.90 |
| 1980 | (England) | 246 | 9 | 149 | 6 | 2-35 | 24.83 | 0 | 0 | 41.00 | 3.63 |
| 1980-81 | (Australia) | 666 | 10 | 469 | 12 | 3-58 | 39.08 | 0 | 0 | 55.50 | 4.22 |
| 1980-81 | (New Zealand) | 42 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 2-33 | 16.50 | 0 | 0 | 21.00 | 4.71 |
| 1981 | (England) | 96 | 1 | 53 | 0 | | | | | | 3.31 |
| 1981-82 | (New Zealand) | 500 | 7 | 321 | 14 | 3-35 | 22.92 | 0 | 0 | 35.71 | 3.85 |
| 1982-83 | (Australia) | 655 | 10 | 457 | 10 | 4-16 | 45.70 | 1 | 0 | 65.50 | 4.18 |
| 1982-83 | (New Zealand) | 427 | 12 | 184 | 20 | 4-19 | 9.20 | 2 | 0 | 21.35 | 2.58 |
| 1983 | (England) | 398 | 12 | 248 | 7 | 3-44 | 35.42 | 0 | 0 | 56.85 | 3.73 |
| 1983-84 | (Sri Lanka) | 144 | 3 | 60 | 4 | 2-14 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 2.50 |
| 1983-84 | (New Zealand) | 445 | 20 | 229 | 9 | 3-12 | 25.44 | 0 | 0 | 49.44 | 3.08 |
| 1984-85 | (West Indies) | 204 | 1 | 224 | 3 | 1-42 | 74.66 | 0 | 0 | 68.00 | 6.58 |
| 1984-85 | (Pakistan) | 138 | 0 | 135 | 4 | 2-30 | 33.75 | 0 | 0 | 34.50 | 5.86 |
| 1984-85 | (Australia) | 154 | 1 | 99 | 2 | 1-25 | 49.50 | 0 | 0 | 77.00 | 3.85 |
| 1984-85 | (Sri Lanka) | 40 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 1-37 | 37.00 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | 5.55 |
| 1984-85 | (New Zealand) | 288 | 10 | 174 | 5 | 3-39 | 34.80 | 0 | 0 | 57.60 | 3.62 |
| 1985-86 | (New Zealand) | 276 | 5 | 177 | 4 | 2-33 | 44.25 | 0 | 0 | 69.00 | 3.84 |
| 1987-88 | (New Zealand) | 268 | 5 | 136 | 14 | 4-35 | 9.71 | 1 | 0 | 19.14 | 3.04 |
| 1988 | (England) | 72 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 1-60 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 | 72.00 | 5.00 |