First-Class Bowling in Each Season by Ian Smith
| Season | | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| 1945-46 | (South Africa) | 1223 | 32 | 382 | 17 | 5-95 | 22.47 | 1 | 0 |
| 1946-47 | (South Africa) | 1918 | 57 | 634 | 33 | 9-88 | 19.21 | 3 | 1 |
| 1947 | (England) | 3297 | 152 | 1344 | 58 | 7-40 | 23.17 | 4 | 2 |
| 1947-48 | (South Africa) | 2167 | 65 | 686 | 42 | 7-41 | 16.33 | 4 | 1 |
| 1948-49 | (South Africa) | 352 | 2 | 215 | 3 | 1-5 | 71.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-50 | (South Africa) | 760 | 8 | 357 | 6 | 3-65 | 59.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950-51 | (South Africa) | 1048 | 28 | 338 | 15 | 6-49 | 22.53 | 1 | 0 |
| 1951-52 | (South Africa) | 201 | 3 | 91 | 1 | 1-59 | 91.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952-53 | (South Africa) | 2685 | 63 | 892 | 50 | 7-50 | 17.84 | 4 | 2 |
| 1953-54 | (South Africa) | 434 | 4 | 219 | 8 | 5-91 | 27.37 | 1 | 0 |
| 1954-55 | (South Africa) | 1870 | 55 | 668 | 31 | 6-62 | 21.54 | 3 | 1 |
| 1955 | (England) | 2301 | 108 | 1030 | 49 | 5-27 | 21.02 | 3 | 0 |
| 1955-56 | (South Africa) | 1839 | 60 | 613 | 29 | 7-48 | 21.13 | 2 | 1 |
| 1956-57 | (South Africa) | 932 | 27 | 323 | 9 | 3-7 | 35.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957-58 | (South Africa) | 1061 | 26 | 441 | 14 | 4-91 | 31.50 | 0 | 0 |