First-Class Bowling in Each Season by Mal Matheson
| Season | | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| 1926-27 | (New Zealand) | 952 | 16 | 389 | 14 | 4-53 | 27.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927-28 | (New Zealand) | 801 | 25 | 377 | 11 | 3-24 | 34.27 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929-30 | (New Zealand) | 870 | 26 | 383 | 12 | 4-25 | 31.91 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930-31 | (New Zealand) | 591 | 20 | 276 | 9 | 4-53 | 30.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | (England) | 2247 | 69 | 1011 | 41 | 4-49 | 24.65 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | (Scotland) | 84 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 2-29 | 12.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931-32 | (New Zealand) | 712 | 18 | 413 | 7 | 2-53 | 59.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932-33 | (New Zealand) | 714 | 19 | 352 | 13 | 4-93 | 27.07 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933-34 | (New Zealand) | 1008 | 44 | 368 | 19 | 5-63 | 19.36 | 1 | 0 |
| 1934-35 | (New Zealand) | 366 | 16 | 123 | 0 | | | | |
| 1935-36 | (New Zealand) | 990 | 39 | 346 | 8 | 4-57 | 43.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936-37 | (New Zealand) | 1081 | 53 | 338 | 13 | 4-60 | 26.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937-38 | (New Zealand) | 846 | 25 | 283 | 10 | 4-55 | 28.30 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938-39 | (New Zealand) | 947 | 19 | 319 | 9 | 3-76 | 35.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939-40 | (New Zealand) | 304 | 5 | 103 | 3 | 2-39 | 34.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944-45 | (New Zealand) | 1074 | 70 | 329 | 20 | 5-50 | 16.45 | 1 | 0 |
| 1946-47 | (New Zealand) | 300 | 15 | 89 | 2 | 1-21 | 44.50 | 0 | 0 |