First-Class Bowling in Each Season by Eric Dempster
| Season | | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| 1947-48 | (New Zealand) | 96 | 2 | 63 | 0 | | | | |
| 1949-50 | (New Zealand) | 204 | 3 | 105 | 4 | 2-26 | 26.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950-51 | (New Zealand) | 828 | 38 | 320 | 13 | 3-40 | 24.61 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951-52 | (New Zealand) | 900 | 32 | 419 | 17 | 5-93 | 24.64 | 1 | 0 |
| 1952-53 | (New Zealand) | 312 | 13 | 113 | 1 | 1-84 | 113.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953-54 | (Australia) | 336 | 7 | 132 | 5 | 5-95 | 26.40 | 1 | 0 |
| 1953-54 | (New Zealand) | 126 | 4 | 43 | 4 | 2-13 | 10.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953-54 | (South Africa) | 1824 | 50 | 704 | 22 | 5-46 | 32.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 1954-55 | (New Zealand) | 756 | 46 | 308 | 10 | 3-32 | 30.80 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955-56 | (New Zealand) | 1029 | 63 | 343 | 14 | 4-31 | 24.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956-57 | (New Zealand) | 1032 | 64 | 287 | 5 | 2-20 | 57.40 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958-59 | (New Zealand) | 142 | 4 | 82 | 1 | 1-82 | 82.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959-60 | (New Zealand) | 480 | 33 | 163 | 5 | 3-54 | 32.60 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960-61 | (New Zealand) | 66 | 2 | 60 | 1 | 1-60 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |