Test Bowling in Each Season by Ewen Chatfield
| Season | | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| 1974-75 | (New Zealand) | 152 | 2 | 95 | 0 | | | | |
| 1976-77 | (New Zealand) | 566 | 8 | 274 | 7 | 4-100 | 39.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977-78 | (New Zealand) | 336 | 8 | 116 | 1 | 1-94 | 116.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981-82 | (New Zealand) | 48 | 5 | 7 | 0 | | | | |
| 1982-83 | (New Zealand) | 424 | 19 | 141 | 10 | 4-66 | 14.10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | (England) | 918 | 37 | 440 | 11 | 5-95 | 40.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983-84 | (New Zealand) | 590 | 33 | 188 | 6 | 3-10 | 31.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983-84 | (Sri Lanka) | 480 | 23 | 203 | 10 | 5-63 | 20.30 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984-85 | (West Indies) | 912 | 36 | 441 | 13 | 6-73 | 33.92 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984-85 | (New Zealand) | 648 | 31 | 234 | 9 | 3-47 | 26.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984-85 | (Pakistan) | 242 | 14 | 69 | 3 | 3-57 | 23.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985-86 | (Australia) | 576 | 30 | 184 | 7 | 3-33 | 26.28 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985-86 | (New Zealand) | 816 | 48 | 254 | 8 | 3-19 | 31.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | (England) | 126 | 7 | 73 | 3 | 3-73 | 24.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986-87 | (Sri Lanka) | 228 | 11 | 104 | 2 | 2-104 | 52.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986-87 | (New Zealand) | 687 | 39 | 282 | 10 | 4-30 | 28.20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987-88 | (New Zealand) | 757 | 51 | 198 | 13 | 4-36 | 15.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987-88 | (Australia) | 510 | 27 | 154 | 2 | 2-41 | 77.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988-89 | (India) | 636 | 25 | 261 | 6 | 3-82 | 43.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988-89 | (New Zealand) | 708 | 35 | 240 | 2 | 1-82 | 120.00 | 0 | 0 |