First-Class Bowling Against Each Opponent John Childs
| Opponent | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| Australians | 560 | 16 | 327 | 8 | 3-69 | 40.87 | 0 | 0 |
| Cambridge University | 2176 | 163 | 643 | 42 | 7-35 | 15.30 | 2 | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 4263 | 278 | 1535 | 76 | 6-44 | 20.19 | 6 | 1 |
| Durham | 906 | 39 | 364 | 19 | 5-99 | 19.15 | 1 | 0 |
| England A | 327 | 13 | 186 | 4 | 3-47 | 46.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Essex | 1236 | 35 | 776 | 27 | 6-90 | 28.74 | 1 | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 4418 | 194 | 2125 | 82 | 7-51 | 25.91 | 6 | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 1649 | 88 | 622 | 27 | 8-58 | 23.03 | 2 | 1 |
| Hampshire | 5661 | 295 | 2355 | 105 | 8-34 | 22.42 | 6 | 2 |
| Indians | 625 | 20 | 343 | 8 | 4-99 | 42.87 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent | 4804 | 248 | 2241 | 66 | 7-58 | 33.95 | 5 | 1 |
| Lancashire | 3070 | 138 | 1247 | 46 | 5-50 | 27.10 | 1 | 0 |
| Leicestershire | 5357 | 282 | 2242 | 70 | 6-64 | 32.02 | 5 | 1 |
| Marylebone Cricket Club | 232 | 13 | 122 | 1 | 1-58 | 122.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Middlesex | 2875 | 106 | 1470 | 36 | 5-40 | 40.83 | 2 | 1 |
| New Zealanders | 732 | 29 | 387 | 3 | 1-66 | 129.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 5570 | 272 | 2510 | 82 | 8-61 | 30.60 | 3 | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4151 | 181 | 1798 | 57 | 5-54 | 31.54 | 3 | 0 |
| Oxford University | 1170 | 92 | 311 | 14 | 3-48 | 22.21 | 0 | 0 |
| Pakistanis | 390 | 6 | 310 | 4 | 2-51 | 77.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Somerset | 2935 | 144 | 1220 | 50 | 9-56 | 24.40 | 2 | 0 |
| Sri Lankans | 444 | 25 | 184 | 6 | 6-61 | 30.66 | 1 | 0 |
| Surrey | 3481 | 167 | 1517 | 50 | 6-69 | 30.34 | 3 | 0 |
| Sussex | 3278 | 185 | 1317 | 49 | 5-84 | 26.87 | 1 | 0 |
| Victoria | 300 | 17 | 90 | 7 | 4-71 | 12.85 | 0 | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 3075 | 152 | 1430 | 28 | 4-63 | 51.07 | 0 | 0 |
| West Indians | 558 | 26 | 306 | 3 | 2-72 | 102.00 | 0 | 0 |
| West Indies | 516 | 29 | 183 | 3 | 1-13 | 61.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 3592 | 212 | 1304 | 31 | 6-37 | 42.06 | 1 | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 2316 | 95 | 1135 | 24 | 5-61 | 47.29 | 1 | 0 |