Test Bowling in Each Season by Lance Cairns
| Season | | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| 1973-74 | (Australia) | 168 | 4 | 73 | 2 | 2-73 | 36.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974-75 | (New Zealand) | 104 | 5 | 44 | 0 | | | | |
| 1975-76 | (New Zealand) | 199 | 3 | 66 | 2 | 2-57 | 33.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976-77 | (Pakistan) | 432 | 9 | 243 | 2 | 1-101 | 121.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976-77 | (India) | 499 | 21 | 180 | 7 | 5-55 | 25.71 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976-77 | (New Zealand) | 224 | 9 | 69 | 3 | 3-69 | 23.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977-78 | (New Zealand) | 264 | 9 | 63 | 0 | | | | |
| 1978 | (England) | 510 | 23 | 171 | 4 | 2-65 | 42.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978-79 | (New Zealand) | 896 | 20 | 345 | 9 | 3-86 | 38.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979-80 | (New Zealand) | 929 | 46 | 419 | 12 | 6-85 | 34.91 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980-81 | (New Zealand) | 807 | 61 | 204 | 13 | 5-33 | 15.69 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980-81 | (Australia) | 885 | 42 | 356 | 13 | 5-87 | 27.38 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981-82 | (New Zealand) | 612 | 25 | 245 | 5 | 3-85 | 49.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982-83 | (New Zealand) | 372 | 20 | 157 | 9 | 4-47 | 17.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | (England) | 1104 | 52 | 461 | 16 | 7-74 | 28.81 | 1 | 1 |
| 1983-84 | (Sri Lanka) | 413 | 13 | 203 | 6 | 4-47 | 33.83 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983-84 | (New Zealand) | 678 | 37 | 251 | 12 | 7-143 | 20.91 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984-85 | (West Indies) | 570 | 14 | 315 | 5 | 2-47 | 63.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984-85 | (New Zealand) | 722 | 27 | 305 | 10 | 4-49 | 30.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985-86 | (Australia) | 240 | 7 | 109 | 0 | | | | |