Test Bowling in Each Season by Chris Cairns
| Season | | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| 1989-90 | (Australia) | 72 | 2 | 60 | 0 | | | | |
| 1990-91 | (New Zealand) | 354 | 11 | 211 | 9 | 5-75 | 23.44 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991-92 | (New Zealand) | 702 | 20 | 429 | 11 | 6-52 | 39.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | (New Zealand) | 333 | 12 | 164 | 1 | 1-87 | 164.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | (New Zealand) | 144 | 3 | 90 | 2 | 2-75 | 45.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | (Australia) | 390 | 11 | 253 | 5 | 4-113 | 50.60 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | (India) | 399 | 17 | 170 | 8 | 4-44 | 21.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | (New Zealand) | 835 | 37 | 405 | 15 | 4-51 | 27.00 | 0 | 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) | 505 | 21 | 240 | 9 | 5-50 | 26.66 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | (Australia) | 619 | 31 | 325 | 13 | 4-90 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | (New Zealand) | 518 | 19 | 243 | 11 | 4-56 | 22.09 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | (Sri Lanka) | 442 | 7 | 280 | 10 | 5-62 | 28.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | (New Zealand) | 405 | 9 | 274 | 6 | 4-107 | 45.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | (England) | 834 | 35 | 404 | 19 | 6-77 | 21.26 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | (New Zealand) | 1071 | 43 | 548 | 27 | 7-27 | 20.29 | 2 | 1 |
| 1999-00 | (India) | 492 | 21 | 254 | 5 | 2-23 | 50.80 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | (Zimbabwe) | 560 | 28 | 221 | 11 | 5-31 | 20.09 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | (Australia) | 648 | 19 | 455 | 10 | 5-146 | 45.50 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | (New Zealand) | 416 | 14 | 225 | 16 | 7-53 | 14.06 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | (New Zealand) | 668 | 16 | 356 | 9 | 4-60 | 39.55 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | (England) | 585 | 15 | 379 | 12 | 5-79 | 31.58 | 1 | 0 |