First-Class Bowling in Each Season by Alf Gover
| Season | | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| 1928 | (England) | 2781 | 81 | 1303 | 37 | 4-53 | 35.21 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | (England) | 2361 | 83 | 1116 | 35 | 6-81 | 31.88 | 1 | 0 |
| 1930 | (England) | 3634 | 118 | 1667 | 69 | 6-48 | 24.15 | 2 | 0 |
| 1931 | (England) | 4030 | 130 | 1846 | 72 | 6-72 | 25.63 | 2 | 0 |
| 1932 | (England) | 2766 | 110 | 1208 | 51 | 6-65 | 23.68 | 2 | 0 |
| 1933 | (England) | 6450 | 236 | 3015 | 116 | 6-17 | 25.99 | 7 | 0 |
| 1934 | (England) | 6764 | 213 | 3359 | 132 | 6-37 | 25.44 | 5 | 0 |
| 1935 | (England) | 7183 | 236 | 3599 | 134 | 8-34 | 26.85 | 5 | 3 |
| 1936 | (England) | 6956 | 185 | 3547 | 200 | 7-36 | 17.73 | 20 | 5 |
| 1937 | (England) | 7318 | 192 | 3816 | 201 | 7-43 | 18.98 | 18 | 4 |
| 1937-38 | (India) | 1547 | 38 | 876 | 47 | 5-40 | 18.63 | 3 | 1 |
| 1938 | (England) | 4460 | 100 | 2326 | 86 | 7-35 | 27.04 | 4 | 1 |
| 1939 | (England) | 6039 | 58 | 3111 | 129 | 7-38 | 24.11 | 8 | 1 |
| 1945 | (England) | 220 | 4 | 141 | 2 | 1-51 | 70.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | (England) | 5928 | 158 | 2847 | 119 | 7-31 | 23.92 | 11 | 1 |
| 1947 | (England) | 5904 | 175 | 2906 | 121 | 7-47 | 24.01 | 7 | 1 |
| 1948 | (England) | 162 | 4 | 70 | 4 | 2-22 | 17.50 | 0 | 0 |