First-Class Bowling in Each Season by Barry Richards
| Season | | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| 1964-65 | (South Africa) | 96 | 5 | 50 | 1 | 1-40 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | (England) | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 1965-66 | (South Africa) | 342 | 19 | 116 | 3 | 3-23 | 38.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966-67 | (South Africa) | 54 | 2 | 27 | 0 | | | | |
| 1967-68 | (South Africa) | 216 | 3 | 107 | 4 | 4-50 | 26.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | (England) | 600 | 33 | 264 | 12 | 7-63 | 22.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968-69 | (South Africa) | 198 | 4 | 128 | 2 | 2-80 | 64.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | (England) | 588 | 28 | 273 | 7 | 3-21 | 39.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969-70 | (South Africa) | 138 | 5 | 60 | 2 | 1-12 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | (England) | 234 | 8 | 138 | 3 | 2-77 | 46.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970-71 | (Australia) | 300 | 5 | 145 | 5 | 3-29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970-71 | (South Africa) | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 1971 | (England) | 396 | 18 | 184 | 2 | 1-26 | 92.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971-72 | (South Africa) | 114 | 2 | 54 | 0 | | | | |
| 1972 | (England) | 276 | 24 | 82 | 3 | 2-32 | 27.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972-73 | (South Africa) | 282 | 5 | 177 | 3 | 2-47 | 59.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | (England) | 468 | 26 | 193 | 6 | 2-23 | 32.16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973-74 | (South Africa) | 258 | 17 | 85 | 4 | 2-25 | 21.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | (England) | 222 | 13 | 96 | 2 | 1-8 | 48.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974-75 | (South Africa) | 108 | 4 | 58 | 3 | 2-24 | 19.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | (England) | 450 | 20 | 227 | 5 | 2-40 | 45.40 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975-76 | (South Africa) | 240 | 8 | 129 | 4 | 2-31 | 32.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | (England) | 414 | 22 | 192 | 6 | 2-28 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | (England) | 120 | 3 | 93 | 0 | | | | |
| 1978 | (England) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| 1981-82 | (South Africa) | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 1982-83 | (South Africa) | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | | | | |