First-Class Bowling in Each Season by Alexander Watson
| Season | | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| 1871 | (England) | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 1872 | (England) | 576 | 56 | 178 | 20 | 4-26 | 8.90 | 0 | 0 |
| 1873 | (England) | 1119 | 93 | 445 | 48 | 6-38 | 9.27 | 5 | 1 |
| 1874 | (England) | 909 | 63 | 415 | 32 | 9-118 | 12.96 | 3 | 2 |
| 1875 | (England) | 893 | 66 | 331 | 28 | 5-57 | 11.82 | 1 | 0 |
| 1876 | (England) | 2161 | 252 | 640 | 51 | 7-61 | 12.54 | 3 | 2 |
| 1877 | (England) | 4346 | 548 | 1233 | 96 | 7-10 | 12.84 | 8 | 2 |
| 1878 | (England) | 2174 | 272 | 586 | 49 | 7-33 | 11.95 | 4 | 1 |
| 1879 | (England) | 1172 | 135 | 355 | 23 | 6-29 | 15.43 | 2 | 0 |
| 1880 | (England) | 3642 | 472 | 947 | 88 | 7-27 | 10.76 | 8 | 3 |
| 1881 | (England) | 3504 | 512 | 816 | 69 | 7-37 | 11.82 | 5 | 2 |
| 1882 | (England) | 3866 | 530 | 993 | 77 | 6-32 | 12.89 | 7 | 0 |
| 1883 | (England) | 3762 | 463 | 1135 | 96 | 7-36 | 11.82 | 9 | 2 |
| 1884 | (England) | 4245 | 537 | 1443 | 87 | 7-52 | 16.58 | 3 | 2 |
| 1885 | (England) | 4948 | 712 | 1344 | 88 | 7-38 | 15.27 | 7 | 0 |
| 1886 | (England) | 4752 | 701 | 1109 | 100 | 7-15 | 11.09 | 8 | 3 |
| 1887 | (England) | 6130 | 937 | 1482 | 100 | 7-20 | 14.82 | 9 | 3 |
| 1888 | (England) | 3096 | 420 | 916 | 61 | 5-17 | 15.01 | 3 | 1 |
| 1889 | (England) | 4253 | 438 | 1139 | 90 | 7-27 | 12.65 | 9 | 2 |
| 1890 | (England) | 5208 | 571 | 1331 | 81 | 5-7 | 16.43 | 6 | 0 |
| 1891 | (England) | 1974 | 178 | 610 | 38 | 6-28 | 16.05 | 2 | 0 |
| 1892 | (England) | 2981 | 293 | 901 | 61 | 6-46 | 14.77 | 4 | 1 |
| 1893 | (England) | 180 | 12 | 74 | 1 | 1-19 | 74.00 | 0 | 0 |
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