Full name Christopher Lance Cairns
Born June 13, 1970, Picton, Marlborough
Current age 49 years 176 days
Major teams New Zealand, Canterbury, Chandigarh Lions, ICC World XI, Northern Districts, Nottinghamshire
Playing role Allrounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Relation Father - BL Cairns, Uncle - BL Roberts
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 | ||||
T20s | 14 | 14 | 2 | 176 | 50 | 14.66 | 149 | 118.12 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
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 | |
T20s | 14 | 5 | 108 | 126 | 5 | 2/24 | 2/24 | 25.20 | 7.00 | 21.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
T20s debut | New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard |
Last T20s | Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire at Nottingham, Jun 27, 2008 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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12 | Chandigarh | v ICL Hyd | Gurgaon | 26 Oct 2008 | Other T20 |
0 | Chandigarh | v Chennai | Ahmedabad | 18 Oct 2008 | Other T20 |
11 | Chandigarh | v ICL Mumbai | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 13 Oct 2008 | Other T20 |
9 | Notts | v Yorkshire | Nottingham | 27 Jun 2008 | T20 |
21 | Notts | v Lancashire | Manchester | 25 Jun 2008 | T20 |
6 | Notts | v Leics | Leicester | 24 Jun 2008 | T20 |
8 | Notts | v Lancashire | Nottingham | 22 Jun 2008 | T20 |
17* | Notts | v Derbyshire | Derby | 20 Jun 2008 | T20 |
50 | Notts | v Leics | Nottingham | 19 Jun 2008 | T20 |
0 | Notts | v Derbyshire | Nottingham | 16 Jun 2008 | T20 |
One of the more colourful characters in the New Zealand side, Chris Cairns developed from something of a rebel to a more senior statesman, especially after the part he played in ending the players' strike in 2002. When fit, he was 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 on the whole lacked the sort of impact that 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. Cairns announced his retirement from ODIs in January 2006 and played his last game for New Zealand the next month. In March 2012 he won a libel suit against the former IPL chairman Lalit Modi over allegations that related to his stint in the Indian Cricket League.
Lynn McConnell
Walter Lawrence Trophy 1995
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2000