First-Class Bowling in Each Season by Chris Cairns
| Season | | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| 1988 | (England) | 654 | 16 | 384 | 15 | 4-70 | 25.60 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988-89 | (New Zealand) | 1429 | 33 | 814 | 21 | 3-20 | 38.76 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | (England) | 608 | 20 | 433 | 13 | 3-50 | 33.30 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989-90 | (Australia) | 306 | 8 | 190 | 4 | 2-22 | 47.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990-91 | (New Zealand) | 1746 | 45 | 952 | 36 | 7-39 | 26.44 | 2 | 1 |
| 1991-92 | (New Zealand) | 1764 | 67 | 872 | 42 | 7-34 | 20.76 | 2 | 1 |
| 1992 | (England) | 3555 | 110 | 1974 | 56 | 6-70 | 35.25 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | (New Zealand) | 1482 | 73 | 540 | 20 | 3-34 | 27.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | (England) | 2471 | 74 | 1242 | 53 | 6-70 | 23.43 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | (New Zealand) | 144 | 3 | 90 | 2 | 2-75 | 45.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | (Australia) | 756 | 19 | 484 | 11 | 5-105 | 44.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | (New Zealand) | 324 | 8 | 218 | 1 | 1-8 | 218.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | (England) | 2255 | 89 | 1035 | 52 | 8-47 | 19.90 | 3 | 1 |
| 1995-96 | (West Indies) | 246 | 9 | 118 | 12 | 5-29 | 9.83 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | (India) | 561 | 25 | 226 | 11 | 4-44 | 20.54 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | (New Zealand) | 835 | 37 | 405 | 15 | 4-51 | 27.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | (England) | 2565 | 73 | 1461 | 37 | 6-110 | 39.48 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | (New Zealand) | 312 | 11 | 146 | 2 | 1-12 | 73.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | (Pakistan) | 394 | 12 | 278 | 7 | 5-137 | 39.71 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | (Zimbabwe) | 595 | 27 | 262 | 10 | 5-50 | 26.20 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | (Australia) | 793 | 37 | 438 | 16 | 4-90 | 27.37 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | (New Zealand) | 1006 | 49 | 425 | 25 | 6-55 | 17.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | (Sri Lanka) | 490 | 7 | 335 | 11 | 5-62 | 30.45 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | (New Zealand) | 789 | 27 | 448 | 12 | 5-44 | 37.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | (England) | 1406 | 57 | 701 | 32 | 7-46 | 21.90 | 3 | 1 |
| 1999-00 | (New Zealand) | 1071 | 43 | 548 | 27 | 7-27 | 20.29 | 2 | 1 |
| 1999-00 | (India) | 576 | 25 | 292 | 8 | 2-23 | 36.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | (Zimbabwe) | 764 | 40 | 314 | 15 | 5-31 | 20.93 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | (Australia) | 840 | 24 | 565 | 15 | 5-71 | 37.66 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | (New Zealand) | 416 | 14 | 225 | 16 | 7-53 | 14.06 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | (New Zealand) | 144 | 2 | 78 | 2 | 2-10 | 39.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | (England) | 1104 | 31 | 755 | 15 | 3-59 | 50.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | (New Zealand) | 842 | 18 | 514 | 11 | 4-60 | 46.72 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | (England) | 859 | 24 | 516 | 18 | 5-79 | 28.66 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | (New Zealand) | 150 | 7 | 44 | 4 | 3-18 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 |