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Full name Christopher Lance Cairns
Born June 13, 1970, Picton, Marlborough
Current age 37 years 339 days
Major teams New Zealand,Canterbury,Chandigarh Lions,ICC World XI,ICL World XI,Northern Districts,Nottinghamshire
Playing role All-rounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Relations Father - BL Cairns,Uncle - BL Roberts
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
62
104
5
3320
158
33.53
5815
57.09
5
22
365
87
14
0
ODIs
215
193
25
4950
115
29.46
5874
84.26
4
26
345
153
66
0
T20Is
2
2
0
3
2
1.50
13
23.07
0
0
0
0
1
0
First-class
217
341
38
10702
158
35.32
13
71
78
0
List A
424
377
59
10367
143
32.60
9
55
118
0
Twenty20
5
5
1
23
15
5.75
30
76.66
0
0
3
0
4
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
62
104
11698
6410
218
7/27
10/100
29.40
3.28
53.6
11
13
1
ODIs
215
186
8168
6594
201
5/42
5/42
32.80
4.84
40.6
3
1
0
T20Is
2
2
48
52
1
1/28
1/28
52.00
6.50
48.0
0
0
0
First-class
217
34252
18322
647
8/47
28.31
3.20
52.9
30
6
List A
424
16620
12739
455
6/12
6/12
27.99
4.59
36.5
15
6
0
Twenty20
5
5
108
126
5
2/24
2/24
25.20
7.00
21.6
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Australia v New Zealand at Perth, Nov 24-28, 1989 scorecard
Last Test
England v New Zealand at Nottingham, Jun 10-13, 2004 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
New Zealand v England at Wellington, Feb 13, 1991 scorecard
Last ODI
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Napier, Jan 8, 2006 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard
Last T20I
New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland, Feb 16, 2006 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
1988/89
Last First-class
Otago v Canterbury at Dunedin, Dec 19-21, 2005 scorecard
List A debut
1988/89
Last List A
Nottinghamshire v Scotland at Nottingham, May 1, 2006 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20
New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland, Feb 16, 2006 scorecard
Profile
One of the more colourful characters in the New Zealand side, Chris Cairns has developed from something of a rebel to a more senior statesman, especially after the part he played in ending the players' strike in 2002. However, his genuine ability has been seen in only fleeting glimpses due to an inordinate number of injuries at crucial stages. When fit, he is one of the finest allrounders in the world, and he became only the sixth man to achieve an allrounder's double of 200 wickets and 3000 runs in March 2004. However, his bowling and batting has on the whole lacked the sort of impact which led New Zealand to their first one-day international tournament success, the 2000 ICC tournament at Nairobi. He continued to flourish in 2001-02, helping New Zealand to the VB Series final, but knee and back injuries came back to blunt his form. However, he came back for New Zealand's 2003-04 series against South Africa and announced that the 2004 Test series in England would be his last, but would continue to play one-dayers. New Zealand lost all three Tests, but, suitably, Cairns bowed out at Trent Bridge, his adopted home from his days with Nottinghamshire. In the first Test at Lord's, he passed Sir Vivian Richards's previous record of the most sixes in Test cricket. He played for Notts from 1989 to 1996, and returned in 2003. Upset at missing out on New Zealand's tour of South Africa in September 2005 - his captain, Stephen Fleming, was similar perplexed - he vowed to be fit and available for the World Cup in 2007. New Zealand lost the five-match one-day series 4-0, and Cairns was reinstated for Australia's one-day tour of New Zealand in December. On January 22, 2006, Cairns announced his retirement from ODIs in a tear-filled press conference. A Twenty20 match against West Indies on February 16, 2006 was his last game for New Zealand. Lynn McConnell (August 2007)
Notes
Walter Lawrence Trophy 1995
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2000
