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First-Class Bowling in Each Season by Brian Close
| Season | | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| 1949 | (England) | 7470 | 324 | 3150 | 113 | 6-47 | 27.87 | 6 | 0 |
| 1950 | (England) | 919 | 46 | 386 | 20 | 6-61 | 19.30 | 1 | 1 |
| 1950-51 | (Australia) | 786 | 9 | 475 | 13 | 3-81 | 36.53 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | (England) | 610 | 37 | 246 | 4 | 1-22 | 61.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | (England) | 6370 | 308 | 2679 | 112 | 6-69 | 23.91 | 6 | 0 |
| 1952 | (Scotland) | 276 | 23 | 67 | 2 | 2-65 | 33.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | (England) | 270 | 19 | 105 | 3 | 2-61 | 35.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | (England) | 3204 | 138 | 1474 | 66 | 6-38 | 22.33 | 4 | 0 |
| 1955 | (England) | 5230 | 257 | 2274 | 97 | 7-62 | 23.44 | 5 | 0 |
| 1955-56 | (Pakistan) | 870 | 57 | 313 | 11 | 2-40 | 28.45 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | (England) | 1601 | 75 | 674 | 24 | 4-27 | 28.08 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | (England) | 1734 | 92 | 787 | 32 | 5-29 | 24.59 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | (England) | 2053 | 85 | 921 | 34 | 4-30 | 27.08 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | (England) | 4542 | 210 | 2162 | 88 | 8-41 | 24.56 | 5 | 0 |
| 1959-60 | (South Africa) | 750 | 28 | 442 | 9 | 4-100 | 49.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | (England) | 3669 | 207 | 1493 | 64 | 8-43 | 23.32 | 3 | 0 |
| 1961 | (England) | 3690 | 220 | 1716 | 67 | 6-49 | 25.61 | 3 | 0 |
| 1962 | (England) | 2483 | 164 | 929 | 32 | 3-4 | 29.03 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | (England) | 2552 | 134 | 1176 | 43 | 6-55 | 27.34 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | (England) | 3383 | 199 | 1360 | 52 | 6-29 | 26.15 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964-65 | (India) | 181 | 6 | 170 | 4 | 2-55 | 42.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | (England) | 3164 | 202 | 1217 | 58 | 6-49 | 20.98 | 4 | 1 |
| 1966 | (England) | 3381 | 201 | 1362 | 60 | 6-27 | 22.70 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | (England) | 2233 | 142 | 870 | 29 | 4-68 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | (England) | 2040 | 140 | 772 | 32 | 4-87 | 24.12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | (England) | 690 | 47 | 282 | 7 | 1-4 | 40.28 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | (England) | 204 | 10 | 95 | 2 | 1-15 | 47.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | (England) | 234 | 11 | 160 | 5 | 3-20 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | (England) | 210 | 10 | 128 | 3 | 2-77 | 42.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972-73 | (South Africa) | 240 | 6 | 218 | 6 | 3-59 | 36.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | (England) | 959 | 29 | 560 | 10 | 2-3 | 56.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973-74 | (South Africa) | 282 | 9 | 184 | 2 | 1-0 | 92.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | (England) | 624 | 30 | 287 | 14 | 5-70 | 20.50 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974-75 | (South Africa) | 160 | 1 | 127 | 4 | 4-36 | 31.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | (England) | 1765 | 87 | 931 | 29 | 4-22 | 32.10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | (England) | 979 | 36 | 605 | 15 | 3-35 | 40.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | (England) | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | | | | |
| 1978 | (England) | 48 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1-31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | (England) | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 1983 | (England) | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1-5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | (England) | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| 1985 | (England) | 36 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 2-33 | 16.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | (England) | 60 | 1 | 71 | 1 | 1-71 | 71.00 | 0 | 0 |
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