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First-Class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Brian Close
| Season | | Matches | Inns | Not Out | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | St |
| 1949 | (England) | 31 | 50 | 10 | 1098 | 88* | 27.45 | 0 | 4 | 19 | |
| 1950 | (England) | 4 | 7 | 1 | 202 | 92* | 33.66 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1950-51 | (Australia) | 9 | 13 | 3 | 231 | 108* | 23.10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| 1951 | (England) | 6 | 12 | 1 | 384 | 135* | 34.90 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1952 | (England) | 32 | 43 | 9 | 1152 | 87* | 33.88 | 0 | 8 | 25 | |
| 1952 | (Scotland) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1953 | (England) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1954 | (England) | 31 | 43 | 7 | 1320 | 164 | 36.66 | 2 | 7 | 25 | |
| 1955 | (England) | 32 | 53 | 5 | 1330 | 143 | 27.70 | 2 | 5 | 38 | |
| 1955-56 | (Pakistan) | 12 | 20 | 1 | 684 | 92 | 36.00 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |
| 1956 | (England) | 27 | 37 | 5 | 802 | 88 | 25.06 | 0 | 3 | 23 | |
| 1957 | (England) | 34 | 56 | 4 | 1666 | 120 | 32.03 | 4 | 6 | 37 | |
| 1958 | (England) | 34 | 53 | 5 | 1497 | 120 | 31.18 | 2 | 7 | 33 | |
| 1959 | (England) | 33 | 56 | 3 | 1879 | 154 | 35.45 | 5 | 8 | 37 | |
| 1959-60 | (South Africa) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 111 | 78 | 27.75 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1960 | (England) | 36 | 51 | 3 | 1699 | 198 | 35.39 | 3 | 8 | 44 | |
| 1961 | (England) | 37 | 64 | 8 | 1985 | 132 | 35.44 | 5 | 9 | 47 | |
| 1962 | (England) | 29 | 46 | 6 | 1447 | 142* | 36.17 | 3 | 7 | 30 | |
| 1963 | (England) | 31 | 50 | 3 | 1529 | 161 | 32.53 | 1 | 10 | 27 | |
| 1964 | (England) | 36 | 55 | 7 | 1455 | 100* | 30.31 | 1 | 8 | 48 | 1 |
| 1964-65 | (India) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 26.00 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1965 | (England) | 30 | 46 | 7 | 1127 | 117* | 28.89 | 3 | 2 | 31 | |
| 1966 | (England) | 34 | 56 | 11 | 1331 | 115* | 29.57 | 3 | 6 | 46 | |
| 1967 | (England) | 23 | 32 | 4 | 884 | 98 | 31.57 | 0 | 8 | 29 | |
| 1968 | (England) | 27 | 34 | 8 | 660 | 77* | 25.38 | 0 | 3 | 34 | |
| 1969 | (England) | 20 | 27 | 4 | 812 | 146 | 35.30 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| 1970 | (England) | 20 | 28 | 2 | 949 | 128 | 36.50 | 1 | 6 | 20 | |
| 1971 | (England) | 26 | 42 | 10 | 1389 | 116* | 43.40 | 5 | 6 | 34 | |
| 1972 | (England) | 20 | 33 | 6 | 1396 | 135 | 51.70 | 3 | 7 | 17 | |
| 1972-73 | (South Africa) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 27 | 14.75 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1973 | (England) | 21 | 32 | 5 | 1096 | 153 | 40.59 | 3 | 3 | 21 | |
| 1973-74 | (South Africa) | 7 | 11 | 3 | 200 | 50 | 25.00 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1974 | (England) | 24 | 40 | 9 | 1153 | 114* | 37.19 | 1 | 5 | 25 | |
| 1974-75 | (South Africa) | 7 | 13 | 4 | 332 | 102 | 36.88 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1975 | (England) | 22 | 38 | 6 | 1284 | 138* | 40.12 | 1 | 8 | 14 | |
| 1976 | (England) | 20 | 34 | 5 | 1137 | 88 | 39.20 | 0 | 8 | 17 | |
| 1977 | (England) | 16 | 25 | 2 | 438 | 87 | 19.04 | 0 | 2 | 19 | |
| 1978 | (England) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1982 | (England) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26* | | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1983 | (England) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 51 | 26.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1984 | (England) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15* | | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | (England) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 22* | | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1986 | (England) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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