First-Class Bowling in Each Season by Lance Cairns
| Season | | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| 1971-72 | (New Zealand) | 152 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 1-48 | 48.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972-73 | (New Zealand) | 1036 | 29 | 415 | 16 | 5-63 | 25.93 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973-74 | (Australia) | 1128 | 20 | 526 | 20 | 5-55 | 26.30 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974-75 | (New Zealand) | 1238 | 30 | 556 | 20 | 5-109 | 27.80 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975-76 | (New Zealand) | 1831 | 43 | 693 | 27 | 5-54 | 25.66 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976-77 | (Pakistan) | 724 | 13 | 405 | 8 | 2-33 | 50.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976-77 | (India) | 499 | 21 | 180 | 7 | 5-55 | 25.71 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976-77 | (New Zealand) | 2611 | 77 | 920 | 39 | 6-62 | 23.58 | 3 | 1 |
| 1977-78 | (New Zealand) | 2404 | 68 | 782 | 28 | 5-61 | 27.92 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | (England) | 2220 | 102 | 882 | 35 | 5-51 | 25.20 | 2 | 1 |
| 1978-79 | (New Zealand) | 3302 | 93 | 1253 | 49 | 8-46 | 25.57 | 4 | 2 |
| 1979-80 | (New Zealand) | 2366 | 122 | 958 | 29 | 6-85 | 33.03 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980-81 | (New Zealand) | 807 | 61 | 204 | 13 | 5-33 | 15.69 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980-81 | (Australia) | 1077 | 50 | 420 | 15 | 5-87 | 28.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981-82 | (New Zealand) | 2228 | 113 | 816 | 41 | 6-19 | 19.90 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982-83 | (New Zealand) | 700 | 34 | 289 | 14 | 4-47 | 20.64 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | (England) | 2047 | 101 | 877 | 32 | 7-46 | 27.40 | 2 | 1 |
| 1983-84 | (Sri Lanka) | 413 | 13 | 203 | 6 | 4-47 | 33.83 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983-84 | (New Zealand) | 1771 | 93 | 713 | 29 | 7-143 | 24.58 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984-85 | (Pakistan) | 138 | 5 | 76 | 2 | 1-25 | 38.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984-85 | (West Indies) | 941 | 22 | 495 | 14 | 3-45 | 35.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984-85 | (New Zealand) | 1184 | 52 | 433 | 18 | 4-39 | 24.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985-86 | (Australia) | 875 | 31 | 389 | 6 | 2-46 | 64.83 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | (England) | 18 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4-11 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 |