List A Bowling in Each Season by Chris Cairns
| Season | | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ |
| 1988 | (England) | 30 | 1 | 30 | 0 | | | | | | 6.00 |
| 1988-89 | (New Zealand) | 240 | 3 | 166 | 4 | 3-27 | 41.50 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 | 4.15 |
| 1988-89 | (Zimbabwe) | 135 | 1 | 112 | 1 | 1-37 | 112.00 | 0 | 0 | 135.00 | 4.97 |
| 1989 | (England) | 48 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 2-38 | 19.00 | 0 | 0 | 24.00 | 4.75 |
| 1990-91 | (New Zealand) | 365 | 2 | 287 | 8 | 4-55 | 35.87 | 1 | 0 | 45.62 | 4.71 |
| 1991-92 | (New Zealand) | 547 | 3 | 437 | 11 | 2-35 | 39.72 | 0 | 0 | 49.72 | 4.79 |
| 1992 | (England) | 966 | 9 | 680 | 24 | 4-26 | 28.33 | 2 | 0 | 40.25 | 4.22 |
| 1992-93 | (New Zealand) | 367 | 7 | 238 | 8 | 4-41 | 29.75 | 1 | 0 | 45.87 | 3.89 |
| 1993 | (England) | 834 | 8 | 591 | 29 | 6-52 | 20.37 | 1 | 1 | 28.75 | 4.25 |
| 1993-94 | (New Zealand) | 528 | 6 | 312 | 15 | 4-44 | 20.80 | 1 | 0 | 35.20 | 3.54 |
| 1993-94 | (Australia) | 347 | 3 | 234 | 6 | 2-44 | 39.00 | 0 | 0 | 57.83 | 4.04 |
| 1994-95 | (New Zealand) | 263 | 2 | 208 | 6 | 2-45 | 34.66 | 0 | 0 | 43.83 | 4.74 |
| 1995 | (England) | 919 | 7 | 717 | 34 | 4-47 | 21.08 | 1 | 0 | 27.02 | 4.68 |
| 1995-96 | (Pakistan) | 156 | 3 | 108 | 2 | 1-31 | 54.00 | 0 | 0 | 78.00 | 4.15 |
| 1995-96 | (India) | 306 | 3 | 234 | 8 | 3-37 | 29.25 | 0 | 0 | 38.25 | 4.58 |
| 1995-96 | (West Indies) | 160 | 1 | 141 | 4 | 2-17 | 35.25 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | 5.28 |
| 1995-96 | (New Zealand) | 560 | 5 | 416 | 19 | 5-23 | 21.89 | 1 | 1 | 29.47 | 4.45 |
| 1996 | (England) | 665 | 7 | 535 | 27 | 5-41 | 19.81 | 2 | 1 | 24.62 | 4.82 |
| 1996-97 | (United Arab Emirates) | 285 | 3 | 158 | 11 | 3-18 | 14.36 | 0 | 0 | 25.90 | 3.32 |
| 1996-97 | (New Zealand) | 483 | 6 | 301 | 19 | 6-37 | 15.84 | 0 | 1 | 25.42 | 3.73 |
| 1996-97 | (Pakistan) | 162 | 1 | 129 | 2 | 1-35 | 64.50 | 0 | 0 | 81.00 | 4.77 |
| 1996-97 | (India) | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | | | | | | 6.00 |
| 1997-98 | (United Arab Emirates) | 203 | 1 | 149 | 4 | 3-26 | 37.25 | 0 | 0 | 50.75 | 4.40 |
| 1997-98 | (Australia) | 527 | 9 | 381 | 14 | 4-40 | 27.21 | 1 | 0 | 37.64 | 4.33 |
| 1997-98 | (Zimbabwe) | 198 | 3 | 130 | 4 | 2-20 | 32.50 | 0 | 0 | 49.50 | 3.93 |
| 1997-98 | (New Zealand) | 551 | 7 | 394 | 14 | 5-42 | 28.14 | 0 | 1 | 39.35 | 4.29 |
| 1998 | (Sri Lanka) | 132 | 1 | 130 | 1 | 1-36 | 130.00 | 0 | 0 | 132.00 | 5.90 |
| 1998-99 | (New Zealand) | 379 | 5 | 284 | 13 | 3-28 | 21.84 | 0 | 0 | 29.15 | 4.49 |
| 1999 | (England) | 413 | 6 | 327 | 13 | 3-19 | 25.15 | 0 | 0 | 31.76 | 4.75 |
| 1999 | (Scotland) | 48 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1-26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0 | 48.00 | 3.25 |
| 1999-00 | (New Zealand) | 666 | 6 | 504 | 20 | 3-25 | 25.20 | 0 | 0 | 33.30 | 4.54 |
| 1999-00 | (India) | 240 | 6 | 200 | 2 | 1-14 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 120.00 | 5.00 |
| 2000 | (Singapore) | 54 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 1-48 | 66.00 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 7.33 |
| 2000-01 | (South Africa) | 305 | 3 | 275 | 6 | 2-62 | 45.83 | 0 | 0 | 50.83 | 5.40 |
| 2000-01 | (Kenya) | 66 | 2 | 46 | 0 | | | | | | 4.18 |
| 2000-01 | (New Zealand) | 54 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 1-33 | 57.00 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 6.33 |
| 2001-02 | (New Zealand) | 366 | 6 | 267 | 14 | 3-32 | 19.07 | 0 | 0 | 26.14 | 4.37 |
| 2001-02 | (Australia) | 480 | 5 | 373 | 12 | 3-42 | 31.08 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | 4.66 |
| 2002-03 | (New Zealand) | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 0.00 |
| 2002-03 | (South Africa) | 48 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 2-16 | 27.00 | 0 | 0 | 24.00 | 6.75 |
| 2003 | (Scotland) | 24 | 0 | 16 | 0 | | | | | | 4.00 |
| 2003 | (Sri Lanka) | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 0.00 |
| 2003 | (England) | 558 | 3 | 488 | 13 | 3-48 | 37.53 | 0 | 0 | 42.92 | 5.24 |
| 2003-04 | (Pakistan) | 198 | 1 | 194 | 2 | 1-48 | 97.00 | 0 | 0 | 99.00 | 5.87 |
| 2003-04 | (India) | 120 | 0 | 111 | 2 | 1-16 | 55.50 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 | 5.55 |
| 2003-04 | (New Zealand) | 516 | 4 | 442 | 12 | 2-22 | 36.83 | 0 | 0 | 43.00 | 5.13 |
| 2004 | (England) | 264 | 3 | 194 | 6 | 3-29 | 32.33 | 0 | 0 | 44.00 | 4.40 |
| 2004-05 | (Bangladesh) | 96 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 2-15 | 13.66 | 0 | 0 | 32.00 | 2.56 |
| 2004-05 | (New Zealand) | 740 | 6 | 599 | 21 | 6-12 | 28.52 | 1 | 1 | 35.23 | 4.85 |
| 2004-05 | (Australia) | 156 | 0 | 136 | 5 | 3-39 | 27.20 | 0 | 0 | 31.20 | 5.23 |
| 2005-06 | (New Zealand) | 612 | 0 | 574 | 21 | 4-23 | 27.33 | 2 | 0 | 29.14 | 5.62 |
| 2005-06 | (Zimbabwe) | 84 | 1 | 99 | 2 | 2-74 | 49.50 | 0 | 0 | 42.00 | 7.07 |
| 2006 | (England) | 102 | 0 | 70 | 6 | 4-30 | 11.66 | 1 | 0 | 17.00 | 4.11 |